02825nam 2200541 450 991055427750332120220516184650.00-226-75653-X10.7208/9780226756530(CKB)4940000000601065(DE-B1597)589004(DE-B1597)9780226756530(MiAaPQ)EBC6549801(Au-PeEL)EBL6549801(OCoLC)1246576481(StDuBDS)EDZ0002428701(EXLCZ)99494000000060106520210217d2021 fy| 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCongress and the first Civil Rights era, 1861-1918 /Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck[electronic resource]Chicago :The University of Chicago Press,2021.1 online resource (320 p.) 14 halftones, 10 tablesChicago scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.0-226-75622-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Abbreviations --1 * Introduction --2 * The Civil War Years, 1861–1865 --3 * The Early Reconstruction Era, 1865–1871 --4 * The Demise of Reconstruction, 1871–1877 --5 * The Redemption Era, 1877–1891 --6 * The Wilderness Years, 1891–1918 --7 * Conclusion --IndexIn this text, the first of a two-volume set, Jeffrey A. Jenkins and Justin Peck explore the hereto mostly unexamined history of the rise and fall of civil rights legislation in Congress from 1861 to 1918. The authors argue that the waxing and waning of civil rights efforts in Congress is directly tied to whether African American voters were able to influence Congressional elections. As long as African American voters could deliver seats in the south to the Republicans, the party paid attention to their needs. But, after the end of Reconstruction and with the disenfranchisement of African Americans, Congressional Republicans lost interest in civil rights laws.Chicago scholarship online.Civil rights movementsUnited StatesHistoryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistoryAfrican AmericansPolitical activityHistoryCivil rights movementsHistory.African AmericansCivil rightsHistory.African AmericansPolitical activityHistory.323.1196073Jenkins Jeffery A.1111487Peck JustinStDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910554277503321Congress and the first Civil Rights era, 1861-19182815936UNINA