| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
"Following the end of the Civil War, white Southerners were forced to concede equal rights to former slaves, ushering in a new and ruthless brand of politics. Suddenly, the status and place of some four million ex-slaves dominated the national and regional political dialogue. The Republican Party established itself quickly and powerfully with the participation of a newly freed constituency, firmly aligned against the Democratic Party that had long dictated the governance of the state. Well-heeled planters, merchants, and bankers, joined by yeoman farmers, gravitated strongly to the Democratic Party and its unabashedly white supremacist measures, staging a counterrevolution. The ensuing power struggle in the birthplace of the Confederacy is at the heart of Reconstruction Politics in a Deep South State: Alabama, 1865-1874"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Alabama
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- History -- 19th century
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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Politics and government
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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| SUBJECT |
Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003099
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| Subject |
Alabama
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780817393311 |
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0817393315 |
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