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George T. Ruby: Champion of Equal Rights in Reconstruction Texas

George T. Ruby: Champion of Equal Rights in Reconstruction Texas

Moneyhon, Carl H.

Hardcover

Series: Texas Biography

Biographies GeneralPolitical BiographiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN10: 0875657486
ISBN13: 9780875657486
Publisher: Texas Christian Univ Pr
Published: Mar 12 2020
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

George T. Ruby was the most widely known of the first generation of black politicians in Texas, establishing during the Reconstruction both a local and national reputation as a strident advocate of equal rights. Born in New York City and reared in Maine, Ruby demonstrated his desire to secure a better place for African Americans at an early age. He migrated to Haiti shortly after graduating from high school as part of an effort to colonize American blacks in a world where their futures were not limited by their race. During the Civil War he moved to Louisiana, where he worked as a teacher among the freedmen. In 1867 he moved to Texas, where he again taught school as an employee of the Freedmen's Bureau.

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