Date of Award
1-1-2009
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
History
First Advisor
Batinski, Michael
Abstract
John W. E. Thomas (1847-1899) was elected as Illinois' first African American state legislator in 1877 and served three terms in the Illinois General Assembly. This dissertation serves as the first full length biography of Thomas and seeks to discuss African American politics and society in post Civil War Chicago.
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