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The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America’s Most Progressive Era by Douglas R. Egerton (review)

Freedom’s Ballot demonstrates that only unrelenting eff ort and deep knowledge of local contexts enabled African American activists in Chicago to expand on the political gains of the Civil War at the same time that they were being eroded in the Jim Crow South. The resonance between contemporary struggles over representation ensures that this will be a valuable book for scholars. Freedom’s Ballot is a powerful reminder that politics is a long game. Catherine A. Jones