Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
5-1-2010
Published In
Journal Of Southern History
Abstract
With complete narrative control Dray also locates the public history of Reconstruction's openness to both black and white male political ambition against the counterpoint of white conspiracy and violence that, like termites, ate away at the foundation of the new era. [...] Dray does a fine job of carrying the stories past the Compromise of 1877, treating the Exodusters, the post-Reconstruction black congressmen, such as George H. White of North Carolina, and the final days of the men whose lives he chronicles.
Recommended Citation
Richard M. Valelly , '75.
(2010).
"Review Of "Capitol Men: The Epic Story Of Reconstruction Through The Lives Of The First Black Congressmen" By P. Dray".
Journal Of Southern History.
Volume 76,
Issue 2.
469-471.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-poli-sci/52
Comments
This work is freely available courtesy of the Journal of Southern History.