Black History Heroes of the Reconstruction Era: The Biography of Congressman Robert Brown Elliot

In the wake of the Civil War and among the masses of uneducated, frightened, newly emancipated slaves and oppressed free Blacks, there arose a handful of Black men who were the living embodiment of strength, courage, intelligence, and dignity, and they refused to be viewed as anything less.

Although their society denied them freedom, prosperity, and education, they achieved national renown and fought on the front lines for liberty-loving American citizens. Despite the hostile forces that sur...