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The Facts of Reconstruction |
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After the American Civil War, John R. Lynch, who had been a slave in Mississippi, began his political career in 1869 by first becoming Justice of the Peace, and then Mississippi State Representative. He was only 26 when he was elected to the US Congress in 1873. There, he continued to be an activist, introducing many bills and arguing on their behalf. Perhaps his greatest effort was in the long debate supporting the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to ban discrimination in public accommodations. John R. Lynch Copyright, 1913, by The Neale Publishing Company [Illustration: John R. Lynch]
CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I THE PART PLAYED BY MISSISSIPPI IN THE EARLY DAYS OF
RECONSTRUCTION II REORGANIZATION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENTS DURING GOVERNOR
ALCORN'S ADMINISTRATION III THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION OF 1869 IV IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL AND POLITICAL MEASURES OF THE NEW
LEGISLATURE V THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES VI FUSION OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE ELECTION
OF 1873. REPUBLICAN VICTORY VII MISSISSIPPI SENDS B.K. BRUCE TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE VIII IMPROVED FINANCIAL CONDITION OF MISSISSIPPI UNDER THE AMES
ADMINISTRATION IX WHAT CONSTITUTES "NEGRO DOMINATION" X OVERTHROW OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE GOVERNMENT IN MISSISSIPPI XI RISE OF DEMOCRATIC RADICALISM IN THE SOUTH XII EVENTFUL DAYS OF THE FORTY THIRD CONGRESS XIII STATE CAMPAIGN OF 1875. REPUBLICAN VICTORY XIV INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND THE PRESIDENT REGARDING
STATE APPOINTMENTS XV THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1876 AND ITS RESULTS XVI EFFECTS OF THE REFORM ADMINISTRATION IN MISSISSIPPI XVII THE HAYES TILDEN CONTEST... Continue reading book >>
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Economics/Political Economy |
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Memoirs |
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Politics |
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