The Constitution and Race

by Donald E. Lively

Book Overview

Race, as this book demonstrates, has been a factor in the Constitution's framing, ratification, and development. Examined specifically and in detail are: * the accommodation of slavery to create a viable republic; * the Union's experience with and eventual undoing by slavery; * reconstruction of the nation pursuant to seminal principles of racial equality; * persisting efforts to limit or defeat constitutional provisions for equality and opportunity;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275942287
• ISBN13: 9780275942281
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"