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

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Samito, Christian G.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiii, 336 p. :; ill.

Table of 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.