The accident of color: a story of race in Reconstruction

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for The accident of color
Author:
Brook, Daniel
Language:
English
Choose a Format
On Shelf
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
305.8 BROOK
Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
305.8 BROOK
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
305.8 BROOK

Also in This Series

More Details

ISBN:
9780393247442

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID5446cd5a-dafc-2689-ea13-ffe7320bdd52
Grouping Titleaccident of color a story of race in reconstruction
Grouping Authordaniel brook
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-06-20 05:08:36AM
Last Indexed2025-07-16 05:15:02AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Brook, Daniel
author_display
Brook, Daniel
available_at_catalog
Cary Regional
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southgate Community
collection_catalog
Adult Non-Fiction
detailed_location_catalog
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction
Southgate Community - Adult Non-Fiction
display_description
"A history of the first civil rights movement and the origins of black and white in America. When we hear "civil rights," we tend to think of the 1950s and 1960s activism that put an end to Jim Crow segregation laws. In The Accident of Color, Daniel Brook takes us to New Orleans and Charleston, where before the Civil War, free, biracial people-- sometimes referred to as "browns"-- exercised many rights of citizenship. During Reconstruction, as a black- white binary displaced that nuanced tripartite system, "browns" made common cause with the formerly enslaved and allies at the fringes of whiteness. Tragically, the significant legal victories they scored together-- like desegregating streetcars and schools-- were swept away by a fierce backlash, which culminated in the Jim Crow regime. By revisiting a turning point in the evolution of America's racial system, The Accident of CColor brings to life a moment from our distant past that illuminates the origins of the racial lies we live by"--
format_catalog
Book
format_category_catalog
Books
id
5446cd5a-dafc-2689-ea13-ffe7320bdd52
isbn
9780393247442
last_indexed
2025-07-16T09:15:02.918Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
305.8 BROOK
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
Cary Regional
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southgate Community
primary_isbn
9780393247442
publishDate
2019
publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
Racially mixed people -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Racially mixed people -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Racism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century
Racism -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
title_display
The accident of color : a story of race in Reconstruction
title_full
The accident of color : a story of race in Reconstruction / Daniel Brook
title_short
The accident of color
title_sub
a story of race in Reconstruction
topic_facet
History
Race relations
Racially mixed people
Racism
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Social conditions

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocationCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:7383857060477Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfCRY
ils:7383857060475Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfMOR
ils:7383857060481Southgate Community - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfSGA
ils:7383857060478Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfLAB
ils:7383857060480North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:7383857060483Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfNER
ils:7383857060473North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:7383857060474Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction305.8 BROOK1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:738385BookBooksFirst editionEnglishW.W. Norton & Company[2019]xxiv, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

scoping_details_catalog

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedIs Home Pick Up OnlyHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesHome Pick Up PTypesLocal Url
ils:7383857060477On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060475On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060481On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060478On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060480On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060483On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060473On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7383857060474On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse

Borrower Reviews