Color Blind Justice : Albion Tourgée and the Quest for Racial Equality From the Civil War to Plessy V. Ferguson

Civil War officer, Reconstruction "carpetbagger," best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourgée battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer, who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourgée's life, from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (then a hotbed of abolitionism), to his years as a North Carolina judge during Reconstruction, to his memorable role as lead plaintiff's counsel in the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson . Tourgée's brief coined the phrase that justice should be "color-blind," and his career was one long campaign to make good on that belief. A redoubtable lawyer and an accomplished jurist, Tourgée's writings represent a mountain of dissent against the prevailing tide of racial oppression. A poignant and inspiring study in courage and conviction, Color-Blind Justice offers us an unforgettable portrayal of Albion Tourgée and the principles to which he dedicated his life. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 8 Note on Usage 10 Introduction: Albion Tourgée and Color-Blind Citizenship 14 Part I: The Color-Blind Crusade 28 1. Judge Tourgée and the Radical Civil War 30 Part II: The Radical Advance 54 2. The Making of a Radical Individualist in Ohio’s Western Reserve 56 3. Citizen-Soldier: Manhood and the Meaning of Liberty 86 4. A Radical Yankee in the Reconstruction South 114 5. The Unfinished Revolution 136 Part III: The Counterrevolution 176 6. The Politics of Remembering Reconstruction 178 7. Radical Individualism in the Gilded Age 206 8. Beginning the Civil Rights Movement 244 9. The Rejection of Color-Blind Citizenship 275 10. The Fate of Color-Blind Citizenship 309 Acknowledgments 330 Abbreviations 334 Notes 336 Index 388 A 388 B 389 C 389 D 390 E 391 F 392 G 392 H 393 I 393 J 394 K 394 L 394 M 395 N 395 O 396 P 396 Q 397 R 397 S 398 T 399 U 400 V 400 W 400 Y 401 Z 401
Civil War officer, Reconstruction carpetbagger, best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourgà ̄¿Â1⁄2e battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer, who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourgà ̄¿Â1⁄2e's life, from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (then a hotbed of abolitionism), to his years as a North Carolina judge during Reconstruction, to his memorable role as lead plaintiff's counsel in the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson. Tourgà ̄¿Â1⁄2e's brief coined the phrase that justice should be color-blind, and his career was one long campaign to make good on that belief. A redoubtable lawyer and an accomplished jurist, Tourgà ̄¿Â1⁄2e's writings represent a mountain of dissent against the prevailing tide of racial oppression. A poignant and inspiring study in courage and conviction, Color-Blind Justice offers us an unforgettable portrayal of Albion Tourgà ̄¿Â1⁄2e and the principles to which he dedicated his life. Annotation. Civil War officer, Reconstruction "carpetbagger," best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourge battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer, who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourge's life, from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (then a hotbed of abolitionism), to his years as a North Carolina judge during Reconstruction, to his memorable role as lead plaintiff's counsel in the landmark Supreme Court casePlessy v. Ferguson. Tourge's brief coined the phrase that justice should be "color-blind," and his career was one long campaign to make good on that belief. A redoubtable lawyer and an accomplished jurist, Tourge's writings represent a mountain of dissent against the prevailing tide of racial oppression. A poignant and inspiring study in courage and conviction, Color-Blind Justiceoffers us an unforgettable portrayal of Albion Tourge and the principles to which he dedicated his life