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02282aam a2200385 a 4500 001 C51B2C4A7D5211E1A6C2838D6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120403010220 008 110505s2012 iluaf b 001 0beng 010 $a 2011017313 020 $a 0809330601 (ebook) 020 $a 9780809330607 (ebook) 020 $a 080933058X (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780809330584 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)704372245 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d IH7 $d BDX $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-il 050 00 $a F546.T45 $b J64 2012 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Joens, David A., $d 1961- 245 1 $a From slave to state legislator : $b John W. E. Thomas, Illinois' first African American lawmaker / $c David A. Joens. 260 $a Carbondale : $b Southern Illinois University Press, $c c2012. 300 $a xiii, 256p., [18] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-246) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: "A representative of its colored citizens" -- "Let us come out like men": the historic election of 1876 -- "An able, attentive, and sensible representative": the first term and a failed reelection bid -- "Justly entitled to representation": the long road back to the legislature -- "Advising moderation in all things": the 1883 legislative session and colored convention -- "We are here as citizens": reelection, the Civil Rights Bill, and another colored convention -- "By no means an unimportant position": election to the office of South Town clerk in 1887 -- "You ought not insult the colored people!" a final bid for the state legislature -- "Forget personal grievances": uniting the community as elder statesman -- Conclusion: "leader of the colored race is dead". 600 10 $a Thomas, John W. E. $q (John William Edinburgh), $d 1847-1899. 650 0 $a African American legislators $z Illinois $v Biography. 650 0 $a Legislators $z Illinois $v Biography. 651 0 $a Illinois $x Politics and government $y 1865-1950. 651 0 $a Illinois $x History $x History $y 19th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180127053123.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826031837.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C51B2C4A7D5211E1A6C2838D6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search