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When originally published, Charles Vincent's scholarship shed new light on the achievements of black legislators in the state legislatures in post-Civil War Louisiana-a state where black people were a majority in the state population but a minority in the legislature. 

Now updated with a new preface, this volume endures as an important work that illustrates the strength of minorities in state government during Reconstruction. It focuses on the achievements of the black representatives and senators in the Louisiana legislature who, through tireless fighting, were able to push forward many progressive reforms, such as universal public education, and social programs for the less fortunate. 
 

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Contents
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  1. Illustrations and Maps
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  2. pp. xi-xvi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xvii-xviii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. xix-xxiv
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  1. I. Black Leadership During the Civil War
  2. pp. 1-15
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  1. II. Political Activities of Blacks, 1862-1867
  2. pp. 16-47
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  1. III. Black Delegates and the Constitutional Convention
  2. pp. 48-70
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  1. IV. Education and Civil Rights, 1868-1870
  2. pp. 71-97
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  1. V. Economic and Social Reforms, 1868-1870
  2. pp. 98-112
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  1. VI. Legislation and a Lame Duck Governor
  2. pp. 113-137
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  1. VII. Factionalism Under Governor Kellogg
  2. pp. 138-182
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  1. VIII. Modest Gains and Decline, 1874-1876
  2. pp. 183-201
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  1. IX. The Battle for Survival
  2. pp. 202-218
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  1. Summing Up
  2. pp. 219-225
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  1. Appendices
  2. pp. 226-238
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 239-254
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 255-263
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  1. Image Plates
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