The greatest and the grandest act : the Civil Rights Act of 1866 from Reconstruction to today /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"In this volume ten expert historians and legal scholars examine the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal civil rights statute in American history. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens without regard to race, color, or previous condition of slavery. D...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Samito, Christian G. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]
Temas:
United States. > Civil Rights Act of 1866.
United States. > Constitution. > 14th Amendment.
Constitution (United States)
Civil Rights Act of 1866 (United States)
1800-1899
Civil rights > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > 19th century.
LAW > Civil Rights.
LAW > Legal History.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Membership of a nation, and nothing more"; the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the narrowing of citizenship in the Civil War era / Michael Les Benedict
  • The other citizenship clause / Rebecca E. Zietlow
  • The 1866 Civil Rights Act and the beginning of military reconstruction / Michael Vorenberg
  • "In accordance with the spirit of the times"; African American citizenship and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 in New England law and politics / Millington Bergeson-Lockwood
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 in Kentucky and Missouri / Aaron Astor
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 in South Carolina / Jeff Strickland
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 at the Supreme Court / R. Owen Williams
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the right to contract / Richard L. Aynes
  • The origins of arguments over affirmative action: lessons from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 / George Rutherglen
  • The Janus of civil rights law / Darrell A.H. Miller
  • Appendix: The Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Ejemplares similares