Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen
Dray, Philip
Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / Philip Dray. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 2008. - xiii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index.
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".
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.
9780618563708
2008011292
United States . Congress ----House----Biography
Reconstructin (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African American legislators----Biography
Social justice----United States----History----19th century
United States---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century
Southern states---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century
United States----Politics and government
Southern states---Politics and government---1865-1950
E668 / .D76 2008
973.81 DRA
Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / Philip Dray. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 2008. - xiii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index.
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".
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.
9780618563708
2008011292
United States . Congress ----House----Biography
Reconstructin (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African American legislators----Biography
Social justice----United States----History----19th century
United States---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century
Southern states---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century
United States----Politics and government
Southern states---Politics and government---1865-1950
E668 / .D76 2008
973.81 DRA
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