George Henry White
Subtitle: an even chance in the race of life
By: Benjamin R. Justesen.
Series: Southern biography series
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
Subjects: White, George H. 1852-1918.; United States. Congress. House -- Biography.; African American legislators -- Biography.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.; African Americans -- Politics and government -- 19th  century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Although he was one of the most nationally visible African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century, George Henry White has been one of the least remembered. A North Carolina representative from 1897 to 1901, White was the last man of his race to serve in the Congress during the post-Reconstruction period, and his departure left a void that would go unfilled for nearly thirty years. At once the most acclaimed and reviled symbol of the freed slaves whose cause he heralded, White remains today largely a footnote to history. In this exhaustively researched biography, Benjamin R. Justesen rescues from obscurity the fascinating story of this compelling figure's life and accomplishments."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-457) and index.
Table of contents: title: From the turpentine woods; title: A new home for an adopted son; title: Into the public arena; title: The next political campaigns; title: The only colored solicitor in America; title: The siren's call of the Black Second; title: The long road to Congress; title: Into Congress : the first term, 1897; title: Facing the lions : reelection to a second term; title: The second term in Congress; title: The showdown over disfranchisement; title: Life after Congress : testing the currents, 1901; title: Dueling editors and a "winged statesman"; title: The dream of Whitesboro; title: Leaving Washington behind; title: Philadelphia and the final years.