The second founding : how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the Constitution / Eric Foner.
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...
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Language: | English |
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Text in 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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Physical Description: | xxix, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
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