The Thirteenth Amendment and American freedom a legal history /

Tsesis, Alexander.

The Thirteenth Amendment and American freedom a legal history / [electronic resource] : Alexander Tsesis. - New York : New York University Press, c2004. - x, 229 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-219) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






United States. 13th Amendment Constitution. --History.


Slavery--Law and legislation--History.--United States


Electronic books.

KF4545.S5 / T74 2004

342.7308/7