The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom : A Legal History / Alexander Tsesis.
2004
KF4545.S5
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Title
The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom : A Legal History / Alexander Tsesis.
Author
Tsesis, Alexander, author.
ISBN
9780814784341
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
Copyright
©2004
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.18574/nyu/9780814784341.001.0001 doi
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KF4545.S5
Dewey Decimal Classification
342.73087
Summary
In this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens. The story of how Supreme Court justices have interpreted the Thirteenth Amendment, first through racist lenses after Reconstruction and later influenced by the modern civil rights movement, provides insight into the tremendous impact the Thirteenth Amendment has had on the Constitution and American culture. Importantly, Tsesis also explains why the Thirteenth Amendment is essential to contemporary America, offering fresh analysis on the role the Amendment has played regarding civil rights legislation and personal liberty case decisions, and an original explanation of the substantive guarantees of freedom for today's society that the Reconstruction Congress envisioned over a century ago.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I
1 Slavery and Its Social Penetration
2 On the Road to Ratification
3 End of Radical Ideals and Judicial Response
4 Summing Up and Looking Ahead
Part II
5 Theoretical Foundation
6 Thirteenth Amendment and Constitutional Rights
7 Contemporary Settings
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I
1 Slavery and Its Social Penetration
2 On the Road to Ratification
3 End of Radical Ideals and Judicial Response
4 Summing Up and Looking Ahead
Part II
5 Theoretical Foundation
6 Thirteenth Amendment and Constitutional Rights
7 Contemporary Settings
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author