The Risen Phoenix
Black Politics in the Post–Civil War South
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
| Author: | Luis-Alejandro Dinnella-Borrego | ISBN: | 9780813938738 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press | Publication: | July 11, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Luis-Alejandro Dinnella-Borrego |
| ISBN: | 9780813938738 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Publication: | July 11, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Language: | English |
Examining the careers of six black congressmen in the post-Civil War South, the author finds—contrary to much scholarly opinion—that these elected officials represented their constituents effectively while working in tandem with unelected black leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Timothy Thomas Fortune, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington.
Examining the careers of six black congressmen in the post-Civil War South, the author finds—contrary to much scholarly opinion—that these elected officials represented their constituents effectively while working in tandem with unelected black leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Timothy Thomas Fortune, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington.
