Long Road to Justice - The Civil Rights Division at 50

by Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Ed

Until the late nineteenth century, African Americans in the United States, particularly in the American South, were regarded both politically and socially as second-class citizens. Though the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution had been ratified, they were not being implemented with the full force of the law. Moreover, the courts and the federal government had nullified much of the Reconstruction-era Civil Rights Acts.In 1939, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499543212
• ISBN13: 9781499543216
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"