01702cam a2200337 4500 758585390 TxAuBib 20080827120000.0 080317s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008011292 9780618563708 hbk. $30.00 0618563709 hbk. $30.00 (OCoLC)214064100 DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Dray, Philip. Capitol men [Book] : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first black congressmen / Philip Dray. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008. xiii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. A history of the Reconstruction era viewed from the perspective of America's first black members of Congress examines their key role in promoting such reforms as public education for all children, equal rights, and protection from Klan violence. 20080827. United States Congress House Biography. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877.) African American legislators Biography. Social justice United States History 19th century. United States Race relations Political aspects History 19th century. United States Politics and government 1865-1900. Southern States Race relations Political aspects History 19th century. Southern States Politics and government 1865-1950. RV8