Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray

Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen

Philip Dray

463 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Reconstruction was a time of idealism and sweeping change, as the victorious Union created citizenship rights for the freed slaves and granted the vote to black men. Sixteen black Southerners, elected to the U.S. Congress, arrived in Washington to...

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