The second founding how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal, but it took the Civil War and the subsequent adoption of three constitutional amendments to abolish slavery, guarantee all persons due process and equal protection of the law, and equip black men with the right to vote. Foner t...
| Main Author: | Foner, Eric, 1943- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Origins of the Second Founding
- What is Freedom?: The Thirteenth Amendment
- Toward Equality: The Fourteenth Amendment
- The Right to Vote: The Fifteenth Amendment
- Justice and Jurisprudence
- Epilogue.