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Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / Philip Dray.

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Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in the wake of a traumatic civil war, including public education for all children, equal rights, a...

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Main Author: Dray, Philip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African American legislators > Biography.
Social justice > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 19th century.
Southern States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1900.
Southern States > Politics and government > 1865-1950.

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Call Number: E668 .D76 2008
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