Congress and the first Civil Rights era, 1861-1918 / / Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Jenkins Jeffery A.
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : The University of Chicago Press, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.) : 14 halftones, 10 tables
• Disciplina: 323.1196073
• Soggetto topico: Civil rights movements - United States - History; African Americans - Civil rights - History; African Americans - Political activity - History
• Persona (resp. second.): PeckJustin
• Note generali: Also issued in print: 2021.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Congress and the first Civil Rights era, 1861-1918
• ISBN: 0-226-75653-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554277503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Chicago scholarship online.