An aristocracy of color : race and reconstruction in California and the West, 1850-1890 / D. Michael Bottoms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bottoms, D. Michael, 1966-

Series:

Race and culture in the American West ; v. 5.

Race and culture in the American West ; v. [5]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Minorities.

African Americans--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

African Americans.

Chinese Americans--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Chinese Americans.

Mexican Americans--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Mexican Americans.

Minorities--California--History--19th century.

African Americans--California--History--19th century.

Chinese Americans--California--History--19th century.

Mexican Americans--California--History--19th century.

West (U.S.)--Race relation--History--19th century.

West (U.S.).

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

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As historian D. Michael Bottoms shows in An Aristocracy of Color, many white Californians saw Reconstruction legislation a threat to the fragile racial hierarchy they had imposed on the state's legal system during the 1850s. But nonwhite Californians--blacks and Chinese in particular--recognized an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the state's race relations. Drawing on court records, political debates, and eyewitness accounts, Bottoms brings to life the monumental battle that followed.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. "Every Colored Man Is the Victim": Race and the Right to Be Heard in California's Courts, 1851-1872""; ""Chapter 2. The Apostasy of Henry Huntley Haight: Race, Reconstruction, and the Return of the Democracy in California, 1865-1870""; ""Chapter 3. "The Most Satanic Hate": Racial Segregation and Reconstruction in California Schools""; ""Chapter 4. "Wa Shing and His Tireless Fellows": Chinese Laundries and the Reconstruction of the Chinese Race""

""Chapter 5. "The Chinese Must Go!": The Twin Careers of Exclusion and Expulsion""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8061-4516-1

0-8061-8886-3

OCLC:

932312149