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Author:

Dray, Philip.

Title:

Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / Philip Dray.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Co.,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xiii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African American legislators--Biography.
United States.--House--House--Biography.
Social justice--United States--History--19th century.
United States--History--Political aspects--History--19th century.
Southern States--History--Political aspects--History--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.
Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Zwarten.
Het Congres.
Verenigde Staten.
USA / Kongress.
Abgeordneter.
Schwarze.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index.

Contents:

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".

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0618563709
9780618563708

OCLC:

(OCoLC)214064100

LCCN:

2008011292

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)