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03653cam a2200697 a 4500 001 5569D3506BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20220910012104 008 080317s2008 maua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2008011292 020 $a 0618563709 020 $a 9780618563708 035 $a (OCoLC)214064100 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d UPZ $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d ZJI $d IXA $d NLGGC $d CDX $d CQU $d YHM $d HEBIS $d NIU $d SILO 043 $a n-usu-- $a n-usu-- 050 00 $a E668 $b .D76 2008 082 00 $a 973.8/1 $2 22 084 $a 15.85 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Dray, Philip. 245 1 $a Capitol men : $b the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / $c Philip Dray. 260 $a Boston : $b Houghton Mifflin Co., $c 2008. 300 $a xiii, 463 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index. 520 $a Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in the wake of a traumatic civil war, including public education for all children, equal rights, and protection from Klan violence. But they have been either neglected or maligned by most historians--their "glorious failure" chalked up to corruption and "ill-preparedness."--From publisher description. 505 0 $a Boat thief [Robert Smalls] -- A new kind of nation -- Daddy Cain -- "The whirligig of time" -- Kukluxery -- Pinch -- The Colfax Massacre -- Capstone of the reconstructed Republic -- Divided time -- The eternal fitness of things -- Black Thursday -- A dual house -- Exodusting -- A rope of sand -- "The negroes' farewell". 650 0 $a Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 650 0 $a African American legislators $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b House $b House $v Biography. 650 0 $a Social justice $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x Political aspects $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Southern States $x History $x Political aspects $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1865-1900. 651 0 $a Southern States $x Politics and government $y 1865-1950. 650 17 $a Reconstruction (1865-1877) $2 gtt 650 17 $a Zwarten. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Het Congres. $2 gtt 651 7 $a Verenigde Staten. $2 gtt 610 27 $a USA / Kongress. $2 swd 650 07 $a Abgeordneter. $2 swd 651 7 $a Schwarze. $2 swd 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011292.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008011292-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008011292-d.html 856 41 $3 Sample text $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008011292-s.html 941 $a 14 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214015949.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722022230.0 952 $l PMAX975 $d 20191119044122.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926091806.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107043541.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180112065507.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824065837.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20160108010432.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20150911022825.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20100120073657.0 952 $l OSAX771 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20100108071417.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20100301073843.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5569D3506BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search