The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal HistoryNYU Press, 2004 M12 12 - 229 páginas 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. |
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... Slavery and the Founding Generation 12 B. Slavery as a Cultural Institution 18 C. Centrality of Slavery in Sectional Conflicts 23 2 On the Road to Ratification 34 A. Emancipation by Statute and Proclamation 34 B. Congressional Debates ...
... slavery were related to forced labor. Slavery emaciated blacks' civil rights and created an aristocratic class that also disassociated itself from the welfare of white laborers. Slavery spread a tangled web that covered many essential ...
... slavery's protagonists held a decisive share of power in the highest echelons of national decision making. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished the political structure that was linked to slavery. The amendment also changed the dynamic ...
... slaves and the exploitation of migrant agricultural workers as peons. To pass constitutional scrutiny, such laws must be historically related to institutionalized slavery. The judiciary's role is to evaluate whether Congress overstepped ...
... slavery and that hate speech is a badge of servitude. The congressional debates preceding ratification and the congressional powers arising from the amendment's second section were the subjects of Douglas Colbert's work. Both Amar and ...
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End of Radical Ideals and Judicial Response | 59 |
Summing Up and Looking Ahead | 94 |
Theoretical Foundation | 101 |
Thirteenth Amendment and Constitutional Rights | 112 |
Contemporary Settings | 137 |
Conclusion | 161 |
Select Bibliography | 201 |
Index | 221 |
About the Author | 229 |
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