The trial of democracy : Black suffrage and northern Republicans, 1860-1910 / Xi Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Xi, 1955-

Series:

Studies in the legal history of the South

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Suffrage--History.

African Americans.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 411 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens [Ga.] : University of Georgia Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect Black voting rights through constitutional reform. This work looks at the forces and mechanisms which led to Black suffrage, and follows the issues into the early 20th century.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Tables

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One. The Road to the Fifteenth Amendment, 1860-1870

Chapter Two. The Making of Federal Enforcement Laws, 1870-1872

Chapter Three. The Anatomy of Enforcement, 1870-1876

Chapter Four. The Hayes Administration and Black Suffrage, 1876-1880

Chapter Five. The Survival of a Principle, 1880-1888

Chapter Six. The Rise and Fall of Reenforcement, 1888-1891

Epilogue. Equality Deferred, 1892-1910

Appendix One. Enforcement Act of May 31, 1870

Appendix Two. Naturalization Act of July 14, 1870

Appendix Three. Enforcement Act of February 28, 1871

Appendix Four. Enforcement Act of April 20, 1871

Appendix Five. Enforcement Rider in the Civil Appropriation Act of June 10, 1872

Appendix Six. Sections from the Enforcement Acts in the Revised Statutes, Their Repeals, and Amendments

Appendix Seven. Criminal Prosecutions under Enforcement Acts, 1870-1894, by Section and Year

Appendix Eight. Strength Distribution of the Major Parties in the Federal Government, 1861-1909

Abbreviations

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-395) and index.

ISBN:

9786613925329

9781283612876

1283612879

9780820342061

0820342068

OCLC:

815471341