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Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction a legal history documentary reader /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Samito, Christian G.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.
Subjects:	African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 19th century. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century. United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 19th century. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:

The status of African Americans before the Civil War
The expansion of governmental power and the nationalization of the Union
African Americans, emancipation, and military service
Rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction : potential, change, and opposition
Judicial interpretation and limitation of the Civil War amendments and civil rights legislation.