A Free Man of Color and His Hotel: Race, Reconstruction, and the Role of the Federal Government
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"A Free Man of Color and His Hotel" weaves the story of a uniquely successful black businessman into the burgeoning post - Civil War political struggle that pitted the federal government against the states' desire to remain autonomous. Born in Washington,...
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"A Free Man of Color and His Hotel" weaves the story of a uniquely successful black businessman into the burgeoning post - Civil War political struggle that pitted the federal government against the states' desire to remain autonomous. Born in Washington, D.C., James Wormley worked as a hacker in his father's livery stable and a steward on Mississippi River steamboats before establishing his own catering and boardinghouse businesses. During a period of limited opportunity for African Americans, he built and operated D.C.'s luxurious Wormley Hotel at a time when most financial and governmental business was conducted in hotels. Not only did a number of notable diplomats and politicians live at the hotel, but because of its location in the commerical and political center of Washington, Wormley also hosted the city's movers and shakers. Wormley's rise, however, occurred as three landmark decisions by the Supreme Court effectively dismantled Reconstruction and led to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that legalized segregation. This cautionary tale illustrates how key Supreme Court decisions hindered other African Americans' potential successes after Reconstruction. By examining the issue of states' rights in terms of one man's against-the-odds success, Carol Gelderman shows how these same issues are still relevant in a post-segregation nation.
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- Autor: Carol Gelderman
- 2012, 184 Seiten, 8 Abbildungen, Maße: 16,3 x 23,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Free Press
- ISBN-10: 1597978337
- ISBN-13: 9781597978330
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Englisch
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"Many people know that the terms of the so-called Compromise of 1877 were hammered out at the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D. C.; fewer know that its proprietor, James Wormley, was African American. That is only one of the surprises awaiting readers of Carol Gelderman s new book, which sheds much-needed light on the experiences of the national capital s black population during the nineteenth century." Brooks D. Simpson, ASU Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University, and author of "The Reconstruction Presidents"
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