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Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction : a legal history documentary reader
Title
Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction : a legal history documentary reader / edited by Christian G. Samito.
ISBN
9780809328895 (alk. paper)
0809328895 (alk. paper)
Published
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.
Physical Description
xiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 13, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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