Introduction : measuring a man -- Group think -- Franklin College -- Lawyer and Whig -- Republican congressman -- And the war came -- The trial of the century -- The Fourteenth Amendment -- Reconstruction and impeachment -- Farewell to Washington -- Ambassador -- Obscurity -- Conclusion : legacy -- Appendix : The Reconstruction Amendments
Summary
A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, John Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. Drawing on his personal letters and speeches, this book traces his life from his roots in Pennsylvania through his career as a leader of the Republican party
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-284) and index
