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Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on Civil Rights
This reference guide details the most critical civil rights laws in U.S. history, moving from the period of slavery, to the Civil War, to the Reconstruction, to the civil rights era of the mid- to late-20th century.
| Author(s) | By Marcus D. Pohlmann, Linda Vallar Whisenhunt. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Oct 2002 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
This reference guide details the most critical civil rights laws in U.S. history, moving from the period of slavery, to the Civil War, to the Reconstruction, to the civil rights era of the mid- to late-20th century.
Introduction The Slavery Period Introduction 1776 Articles of Confederation 1776 Declaration of Independence 1787 Northwest Ordinance 1787 United States Constitution 1793 Fugitive Slave Act 1807 Slave Importation Act 1819 Missouri Compromise 185
MARCUS D.POHLMANN is currently the chairman of the Department of Political Science at Rhodes College. He has published widely in the field of African-American Politics, including Black Politics in Conservative America and Racial Politics at the Crossroads
