Badges of slavery : the struggle between civil rights and federalism during reconstruction.

American history;African American civil rights;Federalism;Constitutional law;Supreme court

Vanessa Hahn Lierley, 1981-

University:University of Louisville

Department:History

关键词: American history;    African American civil rights;    Federalism;    Constitutional law;    Supreme court;   

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美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This thesis is set in the context of the Reconstruction to examine the United States Supreme Court interpretation of federalism, African American civil rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. This thesis first compares federalism before and after the Civil War and the need to include Africans Americans in post war society. This thesis then explores arguments and debates surrounding the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment and the civil rights legislation. Finally, this thesis analyzes the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and new civil rights legislation. During Reconstruction the United States Supreme Court upheld the traditional values of federalism and, therefore, the federal government could not interfere with state governments' protection of African American civil rights.