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Watchman, tell us : John J. Bird and Black politics in post-Civil War Illinois /

"This first biography of the extraordinary John J. Bird (1844-1912) tells the long-forgotten story of one of the most significant Black politicians in Illinois during the post-Civil War Era"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pitard, Wayne T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Bird, John J., > 1844-1912.
African American politicians > Illinois > Cairo > Biography.
African Americans > Illinois > Cairo > Biography.
Politicians > Illinois > Cairo > Biography.
Cairo (Ill.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Illinois > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Cairo (Ill.) > Biography.
Noirs américains > Droits > Illinois > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Illinois > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Politiciens noirs américains > Illinois > Cairo > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Illinois > Cairo > Biographies.
Politiciens > Illinois > Cairo > Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • "Prepared in Cincinnati, O" : John Bird's Early Days in Ohio and Canada, 1844-1864
  • "A Cairoite to Some Extent" : John Bird's Activities in Cairo, Illinois, ca. 1864-1869
  • "The Colored People Intend to Stay" : John Bird's Rise in Cairo Politics, 1870-1872
  • "The Morning Seems to Dawn" : John Bird's Increasing Role in the Republican Party, 1873-1878
  • "Beware of Such Men" : Clash with the Republican Party, 1879-1880
  • "One of the Most Intelligent Men in the State" : New Directions, 1881-1886
  • "More Entitled to Recognition than Any Other One of His Race" : John Bird's Life in Springfield, 1887-1912.