Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction [electronic resource] : a legal history documentary reader / edited by Christian G. Samito.

Contributor(s): Samito, Christian G | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009Description: xiii, 336 p. : illISBN: 9780809386437 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.7308/73 LOC classification: KF4757 | .C48 2009Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326) and index.

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.

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