Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction [electronic resource] : a legal history documentary reader / edited by Christian G. Samito.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.Description: xiii, 336 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 342.7308/73 22
LOC classification:
  • KF4757 .C48 2009eb
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Contents:
The status of African Americans before the Civil War -- The expansion of governmental power and the nationalization of the Union -- African Americans, emancipation, and military service -- Rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction : potential, change, and opposition -- Judicial interpretation and limitation of the Civil War amendments and civil rights legislation.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326) and index.

The status of African Americans before the Civil War -- The expansion of governmental power and the nationalization of the Union -- African Americans, emancipation, and military service -- Rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction : potential, change, and opposition -- Judicial interpretation and limitation of the Civil War amendments and civil rights legislation.

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