Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the enforcement of federal law in the South, 1871-1884.

This collection on law and order documents the efforts of district attorneys from southern states to uphold federal laws in the states that fought in the Confederacy or were Border States. This publication includes their correspondence with the attorney general as well all other letters received by...

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Uniform Title:Archives unbound.
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2014.
Series:Archives unbound.
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Sources.
Public prosecutors > Southern States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Law enforcement > Southern States > History > 19th century > Sources.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Southern States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Federal-state controversies > Southern States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Southern States > History > 1865-1877 > Sources.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Southern States.
United States.
1865-1877
History.
Genre:
Sources.
History.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (59,185 images).
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
This collection on law and order documents the efforts of district attorneys from southern states to uphold federal laws in the states that fought in the Confederacy or were Border States. This publication includes their correspondence with the attorney general as well all other letters received by the attorney general from the states in question during that period, including the correspondence of marshals, judges, convicts, and concerned or aggrieved citizens.
Note:Date range of documents: 1871-1884.
Reproduction of the originals from the U.S. National Archives.
Call Number:E668 .R433 2014 Online