Abolitionism and American Law
Download or Read eBook Abolitionism and American Law PDF written by John R. McKivigan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John R. McKivigan |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 424 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0815331096 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780815331094 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Abolitionism and American Law by : John R. McKivigan
Book excerpt: This volume's essays reveal that the abolitionists' impact on United States law and the Constitution did not end with the Civil War. The immediate postwar Reconstruction amendments were both rooted in the radically anti-positivistic, natural rights philosophy long espoused by the radical political abolitionists. Implementing protection for black civil rights, however, proved much more difficult.
