Beschreibung:
While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known, this African American educator and Populist leader, the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina, was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South′s racial orthodoxy.
Introduction and Acknowledgments vii Chapter One. In the Crucible of Reconstruction 1 Chapter Two. The Search for a Political Voice 21 Chapter Three. The Promise of Populism 32 Chapter Four. Shattered Hopes 58 Chapter Five. Feeding the Wolf 83 Chapter Six. The Price of Accommodation 116 Epilogue 140 Index 143