MARC Record from Library of Congress

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100 1 $aDray, Philip.
245 10 $aCapitol men :$bthe epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen /$cPhilip Dray.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Co.,$c2008.
300 $axiii, 463 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [421]-437) and index.
520 $aPulitzer 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, and protection from Klan violence. But they have been either neglected or maligned by most historians--their "glorious failure" chalked up to corruption and "ill-preparedness."--From publisher description.
650 0 $aReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
650 0 $aAfrican American legislators$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bCongress.$bHouse$vBiography.
650 0 $aSocial justice$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aSouthern States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1865-1900.
651 0 $aSouthern States$xPolitics and government$y1865-1950.