The trial of democracy : Black suffrage and northern Republicans, 1860-1910 / / Xi Wang

• Autore: Wang Xi <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Athens [Ga.] : , : University of Georgia Press, , 1997; ©1997
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxv, 411 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 324.6/2/08996073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Suffrage - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1861-1865; United States Politics and government 1865-1933
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-395) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Road to the Fifteenth Amendment, 1860-1870 -- Chapter Two. The Making of Federal Enforcement Laws, 1870-1872 -- Chapter Three. The Anatomy of Enforcement, 1870-1876 -- Chapter Four. The Hayes Administration and Black Suffrage, 1876-1880 -- Chapter Five. The Survival of a Principle, 1880-1888 -- Chapter Six. The Rise and Fall of Reenforcement, 1888-1891 -- Epilogue. Equality Deferred, 1892-1910 -- Appendix One. Enforcement Act of May 31, 1870 -- Appendix Two. Naturalization Act of July 14, 1870 -- Appendix Three. Enforcement Act of February 28, 1871 -- Appendix Four. Enforcement Act of April 20, 1871 -- Appendix Five. Enforcement Rider in the Civil Appropriation Act of June 10, 1872 -- Appendix Six. Sections from the Enforcement Acts in the Revised Statutes, Their Repeals, and Amendments -- Appendix Seven. Criminal Prosecutions under Enforcement Acts, 1870-1894, by Section and Year -- Appendix Eight. Strength Distribution of the Major Parties in the Federal Government, 1861-1909 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: Following the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect Black voting rights through constitutional reform. This work looks at the forces and mechanisms which led to Black suffrage, and follows the issues into the early 20th century.
• Titolo autorizzato: The trial of democracy
• ISBN: 1-283-61287-9; 9786613925329; 0-8203-4206-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814039803321
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