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Civil rights in the shadow of slavery [electronic resource] : the constitution, common law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 /

by Rutherglen, George.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199979363 (ebook) :.Subject(s): United States. Civil Rights Act of 1866 | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The author begins with the birth of civil rights - the circumstances, acts and legacy of the 39th Congress, constitutional origins, passage and structure of the Act, moves through the Fourteenth Amendment and into restrictive interpretations and quiescent years, and finishes with a chapter on discerning the future from the past and the contemporary significance of the Act.
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The author begins with the birth of civil rights - the circumstances, acts and legacy of the 39th Congress, constitutional origins, passage and structure of the Act, moves through the Fourteenth Amendment and into restrictive interpretations and quiescent years, and finishes with a chapter on discerning the future from the past and the contemporary significance of the Act.

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Includes index.

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