Through many dangers, toils, and snares Black leadership in Texas Through many dangers, toils & snares Black leadership in Texas, 1870-1890 Pitre, Merline 1943- creator author text bibliography biography Biographies. txu 1997 2nd rev. ed. monographic eng print xviii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm The Constitutional Convention of 1868-1869 -- The reconstruction legislature -- Blacks at the crossroad 1872-1875 -- The post-reconstruction legislatures -- A thorn in the side -- Miscalculation or manipulation -- Fusion or fission -- Rejection, reduction, retrenchment -- Matthew Gaines : the militant -- George T. Ruby : the party loyalist -- Richard Allen : the opportunist -- Robert Lloyd Smith : the accommodationist -- Norris Wright Cuney : the climber of sorts. Merline Pitre. Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-287) and index. n-us-tx African American leadership Texas African Americans Texas Politics and government African American politicians Texas Biography Texas Politics and government 1865-1950 Texas Race relations Leadership noir américain Texas Noirs américains Texas Politique et gouvernement Politiciens noirs américains Texas Biographies Texas Politique et gouvernement 1865-1950 Texas Relations raciales African American leadership African American politicians African Americans Politics and government Politics and government Race relations Texas African Americans Texas Politics and government United States, Texas Minorities Biography United States, Texas Politics and government 1865-1950 fast E185.93.T4 P57 1997 976.4/00496073/00922 1571681655 9781571681652 98100506 TAG TAGC DLC 980105 20240808153450.1 in00004815644 eng