{"product_id":"race-over-party-millington-w-bergeson-lockwood-9781469640419","title":"Race Over Party: Black Politics and Partisanship in Late Nineteenth-Century Boston","description":"In late nineteenth-century Boston, battles over black party loyalty were fights over the place of African Americans in the post-Civil War nation. In his fresh in-depth study of black partisanship and politics, Millington W. Bergeson-Lockwood demonstrates that party politics became the terrain upon which black Bostonians tested the promise of equality in America's democracy. Most African Americans remained loyal Republicans, but \u003ci\u003eRace Over Party\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the actions and aspirations of a cadre of those who argued that the GOP took black votes for granted and offered little meaningful reward for black support. These activists branded themselves \"independents,\" forging new alliances and advocating support of whichever candidate would support black freedom regardless of party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of the century, however, it became clear that partisan politics offered little hope for the protection of black rights and lives in the face of white supremacy and racial violence. Even so, Bergeson-Lockwood shows how black Bostonians' faith in self-reliance, political autonomy, and dedicated organizing inspired future generations of activists who would carry these legacies into the foundation of the twentieth-century civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Millington W. Bergeson-Lockwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469640414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469640419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 7.80w x 0.68d","brand":"Millington W. Bergeson-Lockwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935452627199,"sku":"9781469640419","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_95b522a8-70b3-4e05-981f-09e12498f409.jpg?v=1681419883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-over-party-millington-w-bergeson-lockwood-9781469640419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}