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Freedom's Lawmakers
A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction
by Eric Foner
ISBN: 0195074068
ISBN-13: 9780195074062
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published date: 1993
Size: 10.25 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 2.05 pounds
Pages: 290
Publisher's Notes
The Reconstruction period was one of great changes in American political and social life. Within a few years of the end of the Civil War and the demise of slavery, large numbers of black Americans appeared in public office. Their appearance marked a dramatic break with the nation's traditions and aroused bitter hostility from the opponents of Reconstruction. Freedom's Lawmakers is the first comprehensive directory of America's first generation of black public officials - those who held office during the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War. The nearly 1,500 officials listed here - from congressmen to justices of the peace to constables - offer a panorama of the black community in all its diversity - freeborn and slave, Northern and Southern, rich and poor. Eric Foner draws on primary resources as well as the literature on Reconstruction that has appeared in the past generation to provide information about the antebellum status, occupation, property ownership, military service, and other attributes of black officeholders. Concise biographies trace the life histories of these previously unknown individuals who played a major role in America's first experiment in interracial democracy. Abundantly illustrated with more than 100 photographs, Freedom's Lawmakers illuminates an important period in American History and will be an important reference for students and scholars of American history and African-American studies.
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Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholder's During Reconstruction
Foner, Eric
NY. 1993. Very Good. NY: Oxford University Press, [1993]. 1st Edition, 1st printing. 46+290pp. Small 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering. A very good copy in dust jacket. 2 pounds 6.0 ounces = 1.1 kg. 10.4 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches = 26 x 19.5 x 2cm. . ( more information) Offered by John Gach Books, Inc. (United States)
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Freedom's Lawmakers: a Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction
Foner, Eric
New York Oxford University Press 1993.. 8x10 illustrated with more than 100 photographs, double-column text alphabetically arranged biographies, an important historical work. 1st American edition. xlv,290pp looks unread. ISBN: 0195074068. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RECONSTRUCTION. ( more information) Offered by Brewer's Books (United States)
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