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Watchman, tell us : John J. Bird and Black politics in post-Civil War Illinois
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Watchman, tell us : John J. Bird and Black politics in post-Civil War Illinois / Wayne T. Pitard.
ISBN
9780809339464
0809339463
9780809339471
Publication
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2024]
Physical Description
xiv, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Summary
"This first biography of the extraordinary John J. Bird (1844-1912) tells the long-forgotten story of one of the most significant Black politicians in Illinois during the post-Civil War Era"-- Provided by publisher.
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John J. Bird and Black politics in post-Civil War Illinois
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Online version: Pitard, Wayne T. Watchman, tell us Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2024]
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 12, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-275) and index.
Contents
"Prepared in Cincinnati, O" : John Bird's Early Days in Ohio and Canada, 1844-1864
"A Cairoite to Some Extent" : John Bird's Activities in Cairo, Illinois, ca. 1864-1869
"The Colored People Intend to Stay" : John Bird's Rise in Cairo Politics, 1870-1872
"The Morning Seems to Dawn" : John Bird's Increasing Role in the Republican Party, 1873-1878
"Beware of Such Men" : Clash with the Republican Party, 1879-1880
"One of the Most Intelligent Men in the State" : New Directions, 1881-1886
"More Entitled to Recognition than Any Other One of His Race" : John Bird's Life in Springfield, 1887-1912.
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