The Road to Redemption

The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879

Abstract

In this paper we try to review the book “The Road to Redemption” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Sothern politics” and its relation with “African American History”. The paper also reviews many aspects of “African American conflicts” and tries to gauge its effect on “reconstruction”.

The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879

Introduction

Redemption refers to the 10-year period after congressional Reconstruction, in which conservative white Southern Democrats recaptured their states from Republican rule. White Southerners were determined to reduce the political power of African Americans and ...