A Century of Civil Rights : : With a Study of State Law Against Discrimination by Theodore Leskes / / Milton R. Konvitz.

An analysis of the constitution and a century of struggle for civil rights in the United States. Examines federal civil rights legislation after the Civil War, along with state laws against discrimination. Addresses how the African American's path toward civil rights has political, social, and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1961]
©1961
Year of Publication:1961
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Preface --
Contents --
Introduction --
1. Freedmen or Free Men? --
Federal Civil Rights Legislation --
2. Civil War Amendments and Civil Rights Legislation --
3. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 --
4. The Civil Rights Cases of 1883 --
5. Not Separate, but Equal --
State Law Against Discrimination --
6. Public Accommodations --
7. Fair Employment Practices --
8. Fair Educational Practices --
9. Fair Housing Practices --
Conclusion --
10. Stand Out of My Sunshine --
Table of Cases --
Table of Statutes --
Index
Summary:An analysis of the constitution and a century of struggle for civil rights in the United States. Examines federal civil rights legislation after the Civil War, along with state laws against discrimination. Addresses how the African American's path toward civil rights has political, social, and constitutional implications.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780231876810
9783110442489
DOI:10.7312/konv90052
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Milton R. Konvitz.