Right to Vote: Politics and the Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment - Couverture souple

Gillette, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801810906 ISBN 13 : 9780801810909

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970

Synopsis

Originally published in 1965. The Right to Vote covers the immediate background, passage, and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. Gillette contends that the Fifteenth Amendment was intended to give voting rights to African Americans in the north, sidelining those in the south. African American suffrage, in other words, had the pragmatic effect of bringing power to the Republicans of the north. In short, the Fifteenth Amendment was not a radical document but rather was pushed by Republican moderates in an effort to consolidate their power.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Gillette is a professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University. He specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, New Jersey history, and American political history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1970
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801810906
• ISBN 13: 9780801810909
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible