In the lion's mouth : Black populism in the New South, 1886 1900 / Omar H. Ali ; foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ali, Omar H. (Omar Hamid)

Series:

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Southern States--Politics and government--19th century.

African Americans.

Populism--Southern States--History--19th century.

Populism.

Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following the collapse of Reconstruction in 1877, African Americans organized a movementäA?--distinct from the white Populist movementäA?--in the South and parts of the Midwest for economic and political reform: Black Populism. Between 1886 and 1898, tens of thousands of black farmers, sharecroppers, and agrarian workers created their own organizations and tactics primarily under black leadership. As Black Populism grew as a regional force, it met fierce resistance from the Southern Democrats and constituent white planters and local merchants. African Americans carried out a wide range of acti.

Contents:

Roots and early development

The Colored Farmers' Alliance

Establishing the "Negro Party"

Independent, coalition, and fusion politics

Collapse and aftermath.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612939242

9781282939240

1282939246

9781604737806

1604737808

OCLC:

682614129

Publisher Number:

heb40102 hdl