Still the arena of Civil War : violence and turmoil in Reconstruction Texas, 1865-1874 / edited by Kenneth W. Howell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howell, Kenneth Wayne, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Texas.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

Minorities--Violence against.

History.

Minorities.

Race relations.

Violence.

Texas.

Violence--Texas--History--19th century.

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Texas--Race relations--History--19th century.

Minorities--Violence against--Texas--History--19th century.

Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, [2012]

Summary:

The post-US Civil War Reconstruction period paradoxically saw expanded liberty and democracy but also violence. Making the case that this period was a continuation of the Civil War in which Texas was the most violent of any of the Southern states, Howell (history, Prairie View A&M U.) and the other contributors discuss attacks on black men and women by ex-Confederate soldiers, the Ku Klux Klan, and conservative Democrats, as well as clashes between white supremacists and Tejanos (Mexicans in Texas). They also examine the roles of the Texas Freedman's Bureau, and period newspapers. The book includes photographs, maps, and statistics on violent incidents. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: the elusive story of violence in Reconstruction Texas, 1865/1874 / by Kenneth W. Howell

Representatives of change: soldiers, bureau agents, and lawmen

The post of greatest peril?: the Freedmen's Bureau subassistant commissioners and Reconstruction violence in Texas, 1865/1869 / by Christopher Bean

"Shoot or get out of the way!": the murder of Texas Freedmen's Bureau agent William G. Kirkman by Cullen Baker; and the historians / by William L. Richter

The world turned upside down?: the military occupation of Victoria and Calhoun counties, 1865/1867 / by Charles D. Spurlin

William Longworth, Republican villain / by Richard B. McCaslin

"The old hero of many cowardly and bloody murders": scalawag gang leader Ben Brown / by Dale Baum

Finding a solution to Reconstruction violence: the Texas State Police / by Donaly Brice

The insurgents and their allies: Texas terrorists, politicians, and newspaper editors

When the Klan rode: terrorism in Reconstruction Texas / by James M. Smallwood

The Democratic Party, the Ku Klux Klan, and the politics of fear / by Carl H. Moneyhon

"A free and outspoken press": coverage of Reconstruction violence and turmoil in Texas newspapers, 1866/1868 / by Mary Jo O'Rear

The victims: minorities and women

Into freedom's abyss: reflections of Reconstruction violence in Texas / by Ronald Goodwin

Foreigners in their native land: the violent struggle between Anglos and Tejanos for land titles in South Texas during Reconstruction / by Andres Tijerina

"To punish and humiliate the entire community": white violence perpetrated against African-American women in Texas, 1865/1868 / by Rebecca Kosary

Regional perspectives: the frontier, the interior, and places in between

Governor James Throckmorton and the question of frontier violence in Reconstruction Texas, 1866/1867 / by Kenneth W. Howell

An uncompromising line between Yankee rule and rebel rowdies: Reconstruction violence in Lavaca County / by Douglas Kubicek and Carroll Scogin-Brincefield

Reconstruction violence on the lower Brazos River Valley / by John W. Gorman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781574414493

1574414496

OCLC:

756837116