TY - BOOK AU - Ali,Omar H. AU - Kelley,Robin D.G. TI - In the lion's mouth: Black populism in the New South, 1886-1900 T2 - Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies PY - 2010///] CY - Jackson PB - University Press of Mississippi KW - Southern States KW - Politics and government KW - 19th century KW - History KW - 1865-1950 KW - African Americans KW - Populism KW - Electronic books N1 - "First printing 2010."; E-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal; American Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb40102 ER -