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No state shall abridge : the Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights /

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Main Author: Curtis, Michael Kent, 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Duke University Press, 1986.
Series:Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution. > 14th Amendment.
African Americans > Civil rights > History.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights and beyond
  • The historical background of the Fourteenth Amendment
  • The framing of the Fourteenth Amendment
  • In which some historical arguments against application of the Bill of rights to the states are analyzed
  • The Amendment before the states
  • Congressional interpretation
  • The Amendment before the Courts (part one)
  • The Amendment before the Courts (part two).