A Revolution Gone Backward: The Black Response to National Politics, 1876-1896

by Bess Beatty

Overview

While newly liberated American blacks were relatively free to participate in the nation's political life during the decade following the Civil War, with the end of Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal protection, constitutional guarantees quickly were curtailed. In this analysis of the beginnings of black political development, Beatty examines the aftermath of Reconstruction through the eyes of a people who found their rights, liberties, and hopes stalemated in a revolution gone backward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313255335
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/23/1987
Series:	Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets , #10
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

BESS BEATTY is Assistant Professor of History at Oregon State University.

Table of Contents

Preface
A Revolution Gone Backward: The Election of 1876 and the Hayes Administration
Still Necessarily a Republican: The Election of 1880 and the Garfield Administration
Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Arthur Administration
The Age of Negrowump: The Election of 1884 and the First Clevelend Administration
Republican Protection or Political Alternatives: The Election of 1888 and the Harrison Administration
Republicans, Democrats, Populists, or Economics First: The Election of 1892 and the Second Cleveland Administration
The Setting Sun: The Election of 1896
The Cancer of Disappointed Hopes: Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index