Inventing equality : reconstructing the Constitution in the aftermath of the Civil War
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New York : St. Martin's Press, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
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325 pages 25cm
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2010
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The evolution of the battle for true equality in America seen through the men, ideas, and politics behind the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments passed at the end of the Civil War. On July 4, 1852, Frederick Douglass stood in front of a crowd in Rochester, New York, and asked, "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" The audience had invited him to speak on the day celebrating freedom, and had expected him to offer a hopeful message about America; instead, he'd offered back to them their own hypocrisy. How could the Constitution defend both freedom and slavery? How could it celebrate liberty with one hand while withdrawing it with another? Theirs was a country which promoted and even celebrated inequality. From the very beginning, American history can be seen as a battle to reconcile the large gap between America's stated ideals and the reality of its republic. Its struggle is not one of steady progress toward greater freedom and equality, but rather for every step forward there is a step taken in a different direction. In Inventing Equality, Michael Bellesiles traces the evolution of the battle for true equality-the stories of those fighting forward, to expand the working definition of what it means to be an American citizen-from the Revolution through the late nineteenth century. He identifies the systemic flaws in the Constitution, and explores through the role of the Supreme Court and three Constitutional amendments-the 13th, 14th, and 15th-the ways in which equality and inequality waxed and waned over the decades"--,Provided by publisher.
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Bellesiles, M. A. (2020). Inventing equality: reconstructing the Constitution in the aftermath of the Civil War (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bellesiles, Michael A.. 2020. Inventing Equality: Reconstructing the Constitution in the Aftermath of the Civil War. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bellesiles, Michael A.. Inventing Equality: Reconstructing the Constitution in the Aftermath of the Civil War St. Martin's Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bellesiles, Michael A.. Inventing Equality: Reconstructing the Constitution in the Aftermath of the Civil War First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2020.
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