| Description |
xix, 315 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Abraham Lincoln, "The perpetuation of our political institutions" -- Pt. 1. The Civil-War origins of civil rights. The Republicans debate civil rights ; The Republicans enforce their civil rights policy ; White and black southeners react to emancipation ; Congress debates civil rights legislation -- Pt. 2. Civil rights as a lost opportunity? Enforcing civil rights : sovereign will and public sentiment ; Liberal republicans ; Social inequality ; President Hayes and the end of Reconstruction ; The Supreme Court ; James G. Blaine reflects on Reconstruction -- Pt. 3. The black struggle for civil rights. African Americans confront public sentiment with--and without--Constitutional rights ; Segregation ; Voting rights ; Jury discrimination ; African Americans as worthy citizens -- Pt. 4. The Progressives. The progressive state ; Progressive journalism ; Progessive dissatisfaction with law ; Using the law against racism ; The age of Theodore Roosevelt ; Criminal procedure ; Police power and segregation -- Pt. 4. The rise of mass democracy. America as an "enormous community" ; The art and practice of mobilizing public opinion : Gandhi -- The Parker nomination, 1930 ; The Scottsboro boys, 1931 -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People lobbies for a law against lynching ; The Constitutional revolution ; Struggle and conflict are present in all phases of life ; Shelley v. Kraemer ; Brown v. Board of Education. |
| Summary |
Excerpts of 189 primary source documents concerning civil rights from 1862 to 1954. Gathers together a collection of primary source documents on the history of law and civil rights, specfically in regard to race. The sources covered include key Supreme Court decisions, some opinions from other courts as well, and texts written by ordinary people--the victims and perpetrators of racism and the lawmakers who wrote the statutes the courts must interpret. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Civil rights movements. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Race relations -- Sources.
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Race relations. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933 -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
1865-1933 |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953 -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
1933-1953 |
| Added Author |
Waldrep, Christopher, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780415802819 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780415802802 hardback alkaline paper |
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0415802806 hardback alkaline paper |
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0415802814 paperback alkaline paper |
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