Ali, Omar H.

In the lion's mouth : Black populism in the New South, 1886-1900 / Omar H. Ali ; foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2010] ©2010 - 1 online resource (xviii, 244 pages) - Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies . - Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Roots and early development -- The Colored Farmers' Alliance -- Establishing the "Negro Party" -- Independent, coalition, and fusion politics -- Collapse and aftermath.

Following the collapse of Reconstruction in 1877, African Americans organized a movementÃ?--distinct from the white Populist movementÃ?--in the South and parts of the Midwest for economic and political reform: Black Populism. Between 1886 and 1898, tens of thousands of black farmers, sharecroppers, and agrarian workers created their own organizations and tactics primarily under black leadership. As Black Populism grew as a regional force, it met fierce resistance from the Southern Democrats and constituent white planters and local merchants. African Americans carried out a wide range of acti.



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--Politics and government--Southern States--19th century.--History--Southern States--19th century.


Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.

African Americans Populism