Race Man : the rise and fall of the "fighting editor," John Mitchell, Jr.

Race Man : the rise and fall of the "fighting editor," John Mitchell, Jr. / Ann Field Alexander.

Author/creator	Alexander, Ann Field, 1946-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2002.
Description	xiv, 258 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Mitchell, John, 1863-1929. African Americans--Biography. African American political activists--Biography. African American politicians--Virginia --Richmond --Biography. Newspaper editors--Virginia --Richmond --Biography. African American newspapers--Virginia --Richmond --History. African Americans--Civil rights --Virginia --Richmond --History. Civil rights movements--Virginia --Richmond --History. Richmond (Va.)--Race relations. Richmond (Va.)--Biography.

Contents	The making of a "colored gentleman" -- "Colored teachers for colored schools" -- Founding the Planet -- "Lynch law must go!" -- A manly protest -- The politics of Jackson Ward -- "No officers, no fight!" -- Disfranchisement -- "Did God call the pastor?" -- Jim Crow and race pride -- The lure of fraternalism -- "A sane and sensible businessman" -- The perils of prosperity -- Collapse -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-248) and index.
LCCN	2002002854
ISBN	0813921163 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.97.M64 A44 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold