Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 244 pages) |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
Series |
Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies |
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Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Note |
"First printing 2010." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Roots and early development -- The Colored Farmers' Alliance -- Establishing the "Negro Party" -- Independent, coalition, and fusion politics -- Collapse and aftermath. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
Note |
All rights reserved. |
Subject |
African Americans -- Southern States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Populism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Kelley, Robin D. G., writer of foreword.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
ISBN |
1604737786 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781604737806 (ebook) |
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1604737808 (ebook) |
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9781617037153 (paperback) |
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161703715X (paperback) |
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9781604737783 hardcover |
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9781617037153 paperback |
Standard No. |
heb40102 hdl |
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