{"product_id":"race-and-politics-in-north-carolina-1872-1901-the-black-second-paperback","title":"Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872-1901: The Black Second - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Anderson studies one of the most remarkable centers of black political influence in the late nineteenth century--North Carolina's second congressional district. From its creation in 1872 as a result of gerrymandering to its collapse in the extremism of 1900, the \"black second\" produced increasingly effective black leaders in public office, from postmasters to prosecuting attorneys and congressmen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRace and Politics in North Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex effects upon whites of the rise of black leadership, both within the Republican party and in the larger community. Although many white Republicans found it difficult to accept an increasing role for blacks, they worked in acceptable if awkward partnership with Negro Republicans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 1900 strident appeals for white solidarity had cracked the fragile biracial unit of the Republican second district. With the emergence of such Democratic leaders as Furnifold Simmons, Josephus Daniels, Charles B. Aycock, and Claude Kitchin--second district men all--a restrictive notion of the Negro's place in society had triumphed in North Carolina and the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eric Anderson's study examines regional and national history. His record clarifies a confusing, uneven period of promise from the emancipation to the disfranchisement of black Americans.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Anderson clarifies a confusing, uneven period of promise from the emancipation to the disfranchisement of black Americans. He examines regional and national history in his record of one of the most remarkable centers of black political influence in the late nineteenth century--North Carolina's second congressional district. From its creation in 1872 as a result of gerrymandering to its collapse in the extremism of 1900, the \"black second\" produced increasingly effective black leaders in public office, from postmasters to prosecuting attorneys and congressmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Anderson received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and teaches history at the Pacific Union College in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.06 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 1981\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52617726722355,"sku":"9780807107843","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dTZ1c05JY2N1VGpYZGh1cVBhckM0dz09.webp?v=1761893743","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/race-and-politics-in-north-carolina-1872-1901-the-black-second-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}