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The Second Founding

By Eric Foner

The Second Founding Law

The Second Founding

By Eric Foner

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The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal but it took the Civil War and the adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as law. The Reconstruction amendments abolished slavery, guaranteed due process and the equal protection of the law, and equipped black men with the right to vote. By grafting the principle of equality onto the Constitution, the amendments marked the second founding of the United States. Eric Foner conveys the dramatic origins of these revolutionary amendments and explores the court decisions that then narrowed and nullified the rights guaranteed in these amendments. Today, issues of birthright citizenship, voting rights, due process and equal protection are still in dispute; the ideal of equality yet to be achieved.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2020-08-11
Publication Date:
2020-08-11
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393358526
ISBN13:
9780393358520
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
242 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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