An Aristocracy Of Color (Race And Culture In The American West Series) (Volume 5)

As historian D. Michael Bottoms shows in An Aristocracy of Color, many white Californians saw Reconstruction legislation a threat to the fragile racial hierarchy they had imposed on the state's legal system during the 1850s. But nonwhite Californians--blacks and Chinese in particular--recognized an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the state's race relations. Drawing on court records, political debates, and eyewitness accounts, Bottoms brings to life the monumental battle that followed.

• | Author: D. Michael Bottoms
• | Publisher: Ou Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 290 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0806146494
• | ISBN-13: 9780806146492