03135nam 2200637 a 450 991077855070332120230721023021.01-282-13891-X97866138082190-8093-8643-71-4416-2366-3(CKB)1000000000806012(EBL)1354414(OCoLC)856870147(SSID)ssj0000119759(PQKBManifestationID)11133343(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119759(PQKBWorkID)10074030(PQKB)11183172(MiAaPQ)EBC1354414(OCoLC)457224731(MdBmJHUP)muse5180(Au-PeEL)EBL1354414(CaPaEBR)ebr10582736(CaONFJC)MIL380821(EXLCZ)99100000000080601220081017d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChanges in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction[electronic resource] a legal history documentary reader /edited by Christian G. SamitoCarbondale Southern Illinois University Pressc20091 online resource (354 p.)Legal History of the Civil War EraDescription based upon print version of record.0-8093-2889-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326) and index.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.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 illuLegal History of the Civil War EraAfrican AmericansLegal status, laws, etcHistory19th centuryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory19th centuryUnited StatesArmed ForcesAfrican AmericansHistory19th centuryAfrican AmericansLegal status, laws, etc.HistoryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory342.7308/73Samito Christian G879477MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778550703321Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction3767207UNINA