Legislating Racism: The Billion Dollar Congress and the Birth of Jim Crow

by Thomas Adams Upchurch

" The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies-the failure to bring racial harmony to the South and the failure to foster reconciliation between the North and South. The nation was left with a festering race problem, as a white-dominated society and political structure debated the proper role for blacks. At the national level, both sides harbored bitter feelings toward the other, which often resulted in clashes among...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813123119
• ISBN13: 9780813123110
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher