Civil rights in the shadow of slavery
the constitution, common law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Rutherglen, George.
creator
text
enk
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
monographic
eng
1 online resource.
The author begins with the birth of civil rights - the circumstances, acts and legacy of the 39th Congress, constitutional origins, passage and structure of the Act, moves through the Fourteenth Amendment and into restrictive interpretations and quiescent years, and finishes with a chapter on discerning the future from the past and the contemporary significance of the Act.
specialized
George A. Rutherglen.
Includes index.
United States.
African Americans
Civil rights
History
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
E185.61
323.1196073
9780199979363 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199739707.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199739707.001.0001
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