Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Legal History of the Civil War Era |
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Legal History of the Civil War Era
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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 |
Summary |
The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction, this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights how law, society, and politics inextricably mixed and set American legal development on particular paths that were not predetermined. Editor Christian G. Samito has carefully selected excerpts from legislation, public and legislative debates, court cases, investigations of white supremacist violence in the South, and rare court-martial records, added his expert analysis, and illu |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Armed Forces -- African Americans
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans -- History -- 19th century
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Subject |
United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Samito, Christian G.
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ISBN |
9781441623669 |
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1441623663 |
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9780809386437 |
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0809386437 |
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9780809386437 |
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