🔥 CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION_KKK_TREATMENT OF SLAVES

Description: due to ebay raising the book fees to nearly 15 %, including shipping fees, we have some books posted in either antiques, art, or a collectible category, but you can................... ✅ CLICK HERE. to check out my Mom's rare books - she has lots of great ones, and PLEASE ✅ CLICK HERE; To see my other old books With the things going on in the USA today, both of these books will enlighten you on how freedom began for the ex-slaves. With the brutalities of the KKK and the government that didn't help, many white men, such as the author, were on a "Fool's Errand" to make change possible.A "must read" for any American! Title: A Fool's Errand with Bricks without Strawauthor: Albion Winegar Tourgeepublished: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert; NY, - 1879 and 1880 -both 1st editionssize: apx 7" x 5.25" with 361 / 521 pages binding: pictorial hardcovers with gilt on spineThere are 4 pages of numerous "press notices" about the book at the front of A Fool's Errand (one in particular refers to the book as "the new Uncle Tom").All give it rave reviews! " A Brilliant Romance", "Impartial and Truthful" with just a few small illustrations Contents: - A Fool's Errand- is not strictly autobiographical, though it draws on Tourgée’s own experiences in the South. From the Publisher: "After the American Civil War, Comfort Servosse, a Yankee gentleman, decides to purchase a Southern Plantation for himself and his family. But unlike other white owners, Servosse is actually interested in the well-being of his black subjects to the extent of calling the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) a terrorist organization and blaming Theodore Roosevelt for the failure of Reconstruction of the South! Soon enough, Servosse finds himself amongst his angry white neighbors and things take a dramatic turn..." Albion Winegar Tourgée (1838-1905) was an American soldier, lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat. Wounded in the Civil War, he relocated to North Carolina afterward, where he became involved in Reconstruction activities. He served in the constitutional convention and later in the state legislature. A pioneer civil rights activist, he founded the National Citizens' Rights Association, and founded Bennett College as a normal school for freedmen in North Carolina. Tourgée worked closely with African Americans and poor whites in the struggle to transform North Carolina’s racial and class politics. He saw the ravages of the Ku Klux Klan firsthand, worked to bring the perpetrators of Klan atrocities to justice, and fought against what he called the “counter-revolution” that destroyed Reconstruction. Known as an ally of African Americans, later in his career, Tourgée was asked to aid a committee in New Orleans to challenge segregation on railways in Louisiana, and he litigated what is known as the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). They were dismayed by the United States Supreme Court ruling that "separate but equal" public facilities were constitutional; this enabled segregation for decades. Historian Mark Elliott credits Tourgée with introducing the metaphor of "color blind justice" into legal discourse. Financial success came after his novel A Fool's Errand, by One of the Fools was published in late 1879. Based on his experiences of Reconstruction, the novel sold 200,000 copies. Its sequel, Bricks Without Straw (1880), also was a bestseller. It was unique among contemporary novels by white men about the South, as it presented events from the viewpoints of freedmen, and showed how the promises of freedom were narrowed by postwar violence and discrimination against the freedmen. Bricks Without Straw is Tourgée’s fictionalized account of how Reconstruction was sabotaged. It is a chilling picture of violence against African Americans condoned, KKK acts of terror, civil rights abrogated, constitutional amendments subverted, and electoral fraud institutionalized. A rare 1st edition set! Condition: Please zoom in on photos carefully as they are part of the description. I am human and sometimes miss a thing or 2, but I try to mention the book's main faults. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees very good plus condition.... for their age:boards - very secure, covers of Bricks has a few wrinkles plus a small indent front cover [pict 9 & 10]textblock- pages secureouter joints- very good spine ends- very good, bit curled / some very light weartips- very good inner hinges- very good pages- generally very clean - Bricks has apx 10 pages with some spotting -shown are 2 of the worse [pict 5 & 6]writing- name " G A Tyler" on the back of the dedication page [ Bricks]rips /folds - 1 rips that I saw / 3 folds / the last 3 pages of Fool's has a small ripped out area [last page of the book plus 2 pages of the ads]- see last picture. With some time & tape, it could be repaired - I will put some doc. tape in there for you other: - gilt on spines still bright / ffep of Fool is missing PLEASE ADD ME TO YOU "SELLERS YOU FOLLOW" LIST - AND check back now and then to see what's new! I do combine ship, but only if you "request total from seller" BEFORE YOU PAY -otherwise I can't send you a new invoice. Place the items you want in your shopping cart, then "Request total from seller", when you get the new invoice, then pay. If you have trouble, contact me. I am occasionally out of town for a day or 2, don't panic, I'll get to it ASAP media mail SHIPPING TO USA ONLY - It can take up to 14 days to get back East, it's rare, but it does happen. I use recycled packing materials to save the planet and to save you $ -this will be padded well for shipping -#0035-B3refund policy - due to the excuses used for returns/ refunds - I do except returns BUT - I do not refund ANY shipping costs -so please ask questions if you are unsure or I missed anything. THANKS for understanding --and remember -this book is very old and may have accumulated bad smells along the way [musty basement/ mildew/ smoke] - I have found that dryer sheets in them for a few months makes a world of difference! some of my books get sold right away so please consider using this trick before deciding to return it! As far as I can tell -these books have no bad smell. LIFE IS SHORT -and there are better things to do, feel free to copy my text if it saves you time! CLICK HERE to see it

Price: 225 USD

Location: Sherwood, Oregon

End Time: 2023-12-21T22:58:12.000Z

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