A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow: South Carolina's George Washington Murray
(Part of the New Perspectives on the History of the South Series and New Perspectives on the History of the South Series)
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"Through the political biography of George W. Murray, one sees the myriad forces arrayed against southern Republicanism in the late nineteenth century and also witnesses the trials and tribulations one of the major African American political leaders faced in the quest for racial justice in the new South."--Bernard Powers, College of Charleston Born a slave in 1850s South Carolina and elected to Congress in the 1890s, George W. Murray appeared...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813033403
ISBN13:9780813033402
Release Date:November 2008
Publisher:University Press of Florida
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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