Ending the Civil War and Consequences for Congress /
Ending the Civil War and Consequences for Congress /
edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.
- 1 online resource (172 pages): illustrations
- Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 .
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Open Access
"The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"--
9780821446461
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress --History--19th century.
Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation.
Politics and government.
Legislation.
Civil rights.
HISTORY--Civil War Period (1850-1877)--United States
LAW--Legal History.
History of the Americas.
Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
United States.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1865-1877.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.
United States--History--Law and legislation.--Civil War, 1861-1865
History.
Electronic books.
Open Access
"The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"--
9780821446461
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress --History--19th century.
Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation.
Politics and government.
Legislation.
Civil rights.
HISTORY--Civil War Period (1850-1877)--United States
LAW--Legal History.
History of the Americas.
Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
United States.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1865-1877.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.
United States--History--Law and legislation.--Civil War, 1861-1865
History.
Electronic books.