The dance of freedom : Texas African Americans during Reconstruction / Barry A. Crouch ; edited by Larry Madaras ; foreword by Arnoldo de León.

Author: Crouch, Barry A., 1941-

Edition:1st ed.

Imprint:Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Physical Descriptionxv, 268 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:pt. 1. Historiography. "Unmanacling" Texas Reconstruction : a twenty-year perspective -- pt. 2. Freedom. Reconstructing Black families : perspectives from the Texas Freedmen's Bureau records ; Black dreams and white justice ; Seeking equality : Houston Black women during Reconstruction -- pt. 3. Reaction. A spirit of lawlessness : white violence, Texas Blacks, 1865-1868 ; Crisis in color : racial separation in Texas during Reconstruction ; "All the vile passions" : the Texas Black Code of 1866 ; The fetters of justice : Black Texans and the penitentiary during Reconstruction -- pt. 4. Freedmen's Bureau agents and African American politicians. Guardian of the freedpeople : Texas Freedmen's Bureau agents and the Black community ; Hesitant recognition : Texas Black politicians, 1865-1900 ; Self-determination and local Black leaders in Texas ; A political education : George T. Ruby and the Texas Freedmen's Bureau.

Electronic Resource:Electronic version: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006023207.html -- Materials specified: Table of contents only

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