Monumental

Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana

Monumental
Brian K Mitchell, Barrington S Edwards, Nick Weldon
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Paperback
h254 x 178mm - 256pg
25 Mar 2021 US
9780917860836
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Monumental tells, for the first time, the incredible story of Oscar James Dunn, a New Orleanian born into slavery who became America' s first Black lieutenant governor and acting governor. A champion of universal suffrage, civil rights, and integrated public schools, Dunn fought for radical change during the early years of Reconstruction in Louisiana, a post-Civil War era rife with corruption, subterfuge, and violence. A graphic history informed by newly discovered primary sources, Monumental resurrects, in vivid detail, Louisiana and New Orleans after the Civil War-and presents an iconic American life that never should have been forgotten. Contextual essays and a map and timeline add layers of depth to the narrative. Monumental is a story of determination, scandal, betrayal, and how one man' s principled fight for equality and justice may have cost him everything.
A graphic narrative gives an unjustly neglected period in American history a labor-of-love illumination. . . . The incisive combination of text and illustrations creates an entirely satisfying historical story of both Dunn' s legacy and that of Reconstruction in general. An exemplary graphic work built on a foundation of impressive scholarship. --Kirkus, starred review Visually compelling, deeply researched, and original in its account of Reconstruction in Louisiana, this book reminds us of the remarkable career of Oscar Dunn and of the unfinished agenda of Reconstruction. At a time of a renewed struggle for racial justice, it speaks to our moment as well as that of post-Civil War America. --Eric Foner, Columbia University "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery "
Brian K. Mitchell is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Barrington S. Edwards is an award-winning teacher and artist and a publisher of comics and graphic media. Nick Weldon is Associate Editor at the Historic New Orleans Collection.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780917860836
Published: 25 Mar 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Historic New Orleans Collection US
Publisher: Historic New Orleans Collection US
Format: Paperback
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Pages: 256

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