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Race Man : the rise and fall of the "fighting editor," John Mitchell, Jr.

Title
Race Man : the rise and fall of the "fighting editor," John Mitchell, Jr. / Ann Field Alexander.
Author
Alexander, Ann Field, 1946-
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2002.

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Description
xiv, 258 p., [10] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Mitchell, John, 1863-1929
  • African Americans > Biography
  • African American political activists > Biography
  • African American politicians > Virginia > Richmond > Biography
  • Newspaper editors > Virginia > Richmond > Biography
  • African American newspapers > Virginia > Richmond > History
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History. > Virginia > Richmond
  • Civil rights movements > Virginia > Richmond > History
  • Richmond (Va.) > Race relations
  • Richmond (Va.) > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-248) and index.
Contents
The making of a "colored gentleman" -- "Colored teachers for colored schools" -- Founding the Planet -- "Lynch law must go!" -- A manly protest -- The politics of Jackson Ward -- "No officers, no fight!" -- Disfranchisement -- "Did God call the pastor?" -- Jim Crow and race pride -- The lure of fraternalism -- "A sane and sensible businessman" -- The perils of prosperity -- Collapse -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 03-441
ISBN
0813921163 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2002002854
OCLC
49283778
Author
Alexander, Ann Field, 1946-
Title
Race Man : the rise and fall of the "fighting editor," John Mitchell, Jr. / Ann Field Alexander.
Imprint
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2002.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-248) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 03-441
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