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A Black congressman in the age of Jim Crow : South Carolina's George Washington Murray / John F. Marszalek ; foreword by John David Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marszalek, John F., 1939-
- Series:
- New perspectives on the history of the South
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murray, George W. (George Washington), 1853-1926.
- Murray, George W.
- United States. Congress. House.
- African American legislators--Biography.
- African American legislators.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Political parties.
- History.
- United States.
- South Carolina.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- South Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- Politics and government.
- Political parties--South Carolina--History--19th century.
- South Carolina--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2006]
- Contents:
- 1 From Slavery to Public Life 1
- 2 The 1890 Election: Success and Failure 20
- 3 White Republicans but One Black Victory 35
- 4 Congressman 51
- 5 The Congressman Runs for Reelection 68
- 6 Fighting Constitutional Disfranchisement 83
- 7 Reaction to Disfranchisement 98
- 8 Political Nadir 111
- 9 Economic Success and Political Failure 121
- 10 On Trial 132
- 11 In Chicago and on Tour 144
- Appendix Later-Nineteenth-Century South Carolina Republican Leaders 166.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813030021
- OCLC:
- 64594463
- Publisher Number:
- 9780813030029
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