The risen phoenix Black politics in the post-Civil War south / [electronic resource] :
Luis-Alejandro Dinnella-Borrego.
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2016.
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
- The American south series .
- UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The crucible of war and emancipation -- Democracy of the dead: the roots of black politics in the aftermath of the civil war -- Ballots, bullets, and blood: celebration and militancy in the postwar south -- Part II. The struggle for interracial democracy -- Dark days: black congressmen confront the culture of the postwar congress -- The emancipatory vision of civil rights in america: black policy during reconstruction -- "Color-line politics" and the coming of redemption -- PartIII. The changing of the guard -- The politics of uncertainty: emigration and fusion in the new south -- The last hurrah: the demise of black politics and the rise of the new order.
9780813938738 0813938732
African Americans--Politics and government--Southern States--19th century.
Southern States--Race relations--History--19th century. Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.