Reconstructing Democracy: Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South After the Civil War by Justin Behrend

Reconstructing Democracy: Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South After the Civil War

Justin Behrend

376 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Former slaves, with no prior experience in electoral politics and with few economic resources or little significant social standing, created a sweeping political movement that transformed the South after the Civil War. Within a few short years aft...

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