Table of Contents: Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction

Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors:	Samito, Christian G.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.
Subjects:	African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > 19th century. > History African Americans > Civil rights > 19th century. > History United States > Armed Forces > 19th century. > African Americans > History
Online Access:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10582736

Table of Contents:

The status of African Americans before the Civil War
The expansion of governmental power and the nationalization of the Union
African Americans, emancipation, and military service
Rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction : potential, change, and opposition
Judicial interpretation and limitation of the Civil War amendments and civil rights legislation.