After the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect black voting rights through innovative constitutional reforms—a radical transformation of southern and national political structures. The Trial of Democracy is a comprehensive analysis of both the forces and mechanisms that led to the implementation of black suffrage and the ultimate failure to maintain a stable northern constituency to support enforcement on a permanent basis.

The reforms stirred fierce debates over the political and constitutional value of black suffrage, the legitimacy of racial equality, and the proper sharing of power between the state and federal governments. Unlike most studies of Reconstruction, this book follows these issues into the early twentieth century to examine the impact of the constitutional principles and the rise of Jim Crow. Tying constitutional history to party politics, The Trial of Democracy is a vital contribution to both fields.

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Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Year

2012

ISBN

9780820342061

Topic

Law

Subtopic

Civil Rights in Law

Index

Law

Cover
Contents
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One. The Road to the Fifteenth Amendment, 1860-1870
Chapter Two. The Making of Federal Enforcement Laws, 1870-1872
Chapter Three. The Anatomy of Enforcement, 1870-1876
Chapter Four. The Hayes Administration and Black Suffrage, 1876-1880
Chapter Five. The Survival of a Principle, 1880-1888
Chapter Six. The Rise and Fall of Reenforcement, 1888-1891
Epilogue. Equality Deferred, 1892-1910
Appendix One. Enforcement Act of May 31, 1870
Appendix Two. Naturalization Act of July 14, 1870
Appendix Three. Enforcement Act of February 28, 1871
Appendix Four. Enforcement Act of April 20, 1871
Appendix Five. Enforcement Rider in the Civil Appropriation Act of June 10, 1872
Appendix Six. Sections from the Enforcement Acts in the Revised Statutes, Their Repeals, and Amendments
Appendix Seven. Criminal Prosecutions under Enforcement Acts, 1870-1894, by Section and Year
Appendix Eight. Strength Distribution of the Major Parties in the Federal Government, 1861-1909
Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index