Town and Country

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University of Arkansas Press, 1990 - African Americans - 373 pages
 

Contents

After the War
4
Toward a New Order
14
The Legacy of Reconstruction
28
The Redemption
53
Poverty and Paternalism Black Life in the Country
70
The Promise of the City
97
Agrarian Revolt 1888 and 1890
134
A Journey Backward The SeparateCoach Law of 1891
150
Further Disfranchisement
182
Blacks and the Agrarian Revolt
200
Drawing the Color Line
215
Conclusion
226
Notes
231
Bibliography
299
Index
325
Copyright

A Question of Honor The Election Law of 1891
164

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