The Death of Reconstruction : Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780674042698
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )-History-19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)-Public opinion
- Freed persons-Southern States-Public opinion
- African Americans-Civil rights-Public opinion
- Public opinion-Northeastern States
- African Americans-Civil rights-History-19th century
- Working class-United States-History-19th century
- United States-Politics and government-1865-1900
- United States-Economic conditions-1865-1918
- Northeastern States-Race relations
- 973.8
- E668
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: The View from Atlanta, 1895 -- 1. The Northern Postwar Vision, 1865-1867 -- 2. The Mixed Blessing of Universal Suffrage, 1867-1870 -- 3. Black Workers and the South Carolina Government, 1871-1875 -- 4. Civil Rights and the Growth of the NationalGovernment, 1870-1883 -- 5. The Black Exodus from the South, 1879-1880 -- 6. The Un-American Negro, 1880-1900 -- Epilogue: Booker T. Washington Rises Up from Slavery, 1901 -- Notes -- Index.
Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on Southerners' persistent racism. Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was critical to Reconstruction's end.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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