Slavery and its social penetration -- On the road to ratification -- End of radical ideals and judicial response -- Summing up and looking ahead -- Theoretical foundation -- Thirteenth Amendment and constitutional rights -- Contemporary settings -- Conclusion
Summary
"In this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens."--BOOK JACKET