From slave to state legislator = Joh...
Joens, David A., (1961-)

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  • From slave to state legislator = John W. E. Thomas, Illinois' first African American lawmaker /
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    Title/Author: From slave to state legislator/ David A. Joens.
    Reminder of title: John W. E. Thomas, Illinois' first African American lawmaker /
    Author: Joens, David A.,
    Published: Carbondale :Southern Illinois University Press, : c2012.,
    Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 256p., [18] p. of plates) :ill.
    [NT 15003449]: Introduction: "A representative of its colored citizens" -- "Let us come out like men": the historic election of 1876 -- "An able, attentive, and sensible representative": the first term and a failed reelectionbid -- "Justly entitled to representation": the long road back to the legislature -- "Advising moderation in all things": the 1883 legislative session and colored convention -- "We are here as citizens": reelection, the Civil Rights Bill, and another colored convention -- "By no means an unimportant position": election to the office of South Town clerkin 1887 -- "You ought not insult the colored people!" a final bid for the state legislature -- "Forget personal grievances": uniting the community as elder statesman -- Conclusion: "leader of the colored race is dead".
    Subject: Legislators - Quotations. - Illinois -
    Subject: Illinois - Juvenile fiction. -
    Online resource: http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780809330607/Full text available:
    ISBN: 9780809330607 (electronic bk.)
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