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Title

  • Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress

Summary

  • "The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Finkelman, Paul, 1949- editor
  • Kennon, Donald R., 1948- editor

Created / Published

  • Athens, Ohio : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2019]

Headings

  • -  United States.--Congress--History--19th century
  • -  Civil rights--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century
  • -  Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century
  • -  HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
  • -  LAW / Legal History
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Law and legislation
  • -  United States--Politics and government--1865-1877

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (vi, 165 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF7221

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020718388

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Finkelman, Paul, Editor, and Donald R Kennon. Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress. [Athens, Ohio: Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2019] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718388/.

APA citation style:

Finkelman, P. & Kennon, D. R. (2019) Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress. [Athens, Ohio: Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718388/.

MLA citation style:

Finkelman, Paul, Editor, and Donald R Kennon. Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress. [Athens, Ohio: Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2019] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718388/>.