Dray, Philip <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index. 
<br/><br/>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". 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780618563708 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008011292 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States . Congress ----House----Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reconstructin (U.S. history, 1865-1877)<br/>African American legislators----Biography<br/>Social justice----United States----History----19th century
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century<br/>Southern states---Race relations---Political aspects---History---19th century<br/>United States----Politics and government<br/>Southern states---Politics and government---1865-1950
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E668  / .D76 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.81 DRA