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UNINA9910778550703321 |
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Titolo |
Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction [[electronic resource] ] : a legal history documentary reader / / edited by Christian G. Samito |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13891-X |
9786613808219 |
0-8093-8643-7 |
1-4416-2366-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Collana |
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Legal History of the Civil War Era |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - History - 19th century |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 19th century |
United States Armed Forces African Americans History 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction, this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights how law, society, and politics inextricably mixed and set American legal development on particular paths that were not predetermined. Editor Christian G. Samito has carefully selected excerpts from legislation, public and legislative debates, court cases, investigations of white supremacist violence in the South, and rare court-martial records, added his expert analysis, and illu |
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