A refugee from his race : Albion W. Tourgée and His Fight against White Supremacy

A refugee from his race : Albion W. Tourgée and His Fight against White Supremacy / Carolyn L. Karcher.

Author/creator	Karcher, Carolyn L., 1945- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Description	pages cm
Subject(s)	Tourgée, Albion W., 1838-1905. National Citizens' Rights Association (U.S.) Political activists--United States --Biography. African Americans--Civil rights --History --19th century. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--North Carolina. United States--Race relations --History --19th century.

Contents	A straight-talking advocate -- Passing for black in Pactolus Prime -- The bystander -- The National Citizens' Rights Association -- Campaigning against lynching with Ida B. Wells and Harry C. Smith -- Representing people of color and challenging Jim Crow in the Plessy case -- The view from abroad.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Biography.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2015040274
ISBN	9781469627953 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1469627957 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)