عنوان

From slave to state legislator :

شابک

0809330601

شابک

9780809330607

شابک اشتباه

080933058X

شابک اشتباه

9780809330584

عنوان اصلي

From slave to state legislator :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

John W.E. Thomas, Illinois' first African American lawmaker /

نام نخستين پديدآور

David A. Joens.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Carbondale :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Southern Illinois University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2012.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) :

ساير جزييات

illustrations

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-246) and index.

متن يادداشت

Introduction: "A representative of its colored citizens" -- "Let us come out like men": the historic election of 1876 -- "An able, attentive, and sensible representative": the first term and a failed reelection bid -- "Justly entitled to representation": the long road back to the legislature -- "Advising moderation in all things": the 1883 legislative session and colored convention -- "We are here as citizens": reelection, the Civil Rights Bill, and another colored convention -- "By no means an unimportant position": election to the office of South Town clerk in 1887 -- "You ought not insult the colored people!" a final bid for the state legislature -- "Forget personal grievances": uniting the community as elder statesman -- Conclusion: "leader of the colored race is dead."

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

As the first African American elected to the Illinois general assembly, John W.E. Thomas was the recognized leader of the state's African American community for nearly twenty years and laid the groundwork for the success of future black leaders in Chicago politics. Despite his key role in the passage of Illinois' first civil rights act and his commitment to improving his community against steep personal and political barriers, Thomas's life and career have been long forgotten by historians and the public alike. This fascinating full-length biography-the first to address the ful.

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

MIL

شماره انبار

367426

عنوان

From slave to state legislator.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9780809330584

موضوع مستند نشده

Thomas, John W. E., (John William Edinburgh),1847-1899.

موضوع مستند نشده

Thomas, John W. E., (John William Edinburgh),1847-1899

موضوع مستند نشده

African American legislators-- Illinois, Biography.

موضوع مستند نشده

Legislators-- Illinois, Biography.

موضوع مستند نشده

African American legislators.

موضوع مستند نشده

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Political.

موضوع مستند نشده

Legislators.

موضوع مستند نشده

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Legislative Branch.

موضوع مستند نشده

Politics and government.

موضوع مستند نشده

Race relations.

موضوع مستند نشده

Illinois, Politics and government, 1865-1950.

موضوع مستند نشده

Illinois, Race relations, History, 19th century.

موضوع مستند نشده

Illinois.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

7

موضوع مستند نشده

BIO-- 010000

موضوع مستند نشده

POL-- 006000

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Joens, David A.,1961-

تاريخ عمليات

20200822132529.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y