The First Black Governor

by James Haskins
The First Black Governor
  • ISBN-13: 9780865433441
  • Author(s): James Haskins
  • Subject: Black & Asian studies|Black studies
  • Publisher: Africa World Press
  • Imprint: Africa World Press
  • Publication Date: 31-05-1996
  • Format: p/b

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This biography recounts the life of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first black governor of Louisiana who, in spite of being a gambler, swashbuckler, gunfighter, and womaniser extraordinaire, was still able to make significant contribution to the welfare of black people in the period following slavery.
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This biography recounts the life of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first black governor of Louisiana who, in spite of being a gambler, swashbuckler, gunfighter, and womaniser extraordinaire, was still able to make significant contribution to the welfare of black people in the period following slavery.