Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery

Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780199739707
ISBN-13 : 0199739706
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Book Synopsis Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery by : George Rutherglen

Download or read book Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery written by George Rutherglen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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