Description
While newly liberated American blacks were relatively free to participate in the nation's political life during the decade following the Civil War, with the end of Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal protection, constitutional guarantees quickly were curtailed. In this analysis of the beginnings of black political development, Beatty examines the aftermath of Reconstruction through the eyes of a people who found their rights, liberties, and hopes stalemated in a revolution gone backward.
About the Author
BESS BEATTY is Assistant Professor of History at Oregon State University.
Book Information
ISBN 9780313255335
Author Bess Beatty
Format Hardback
Page Count 257
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc