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Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction : a legal history documentary reader /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Samito, Christian G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 19th century.
Table of 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.