We shall overcome : a history of civil rights and the law /
Tsesis, Alexander.
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-354) and index.
Liberty through revolution -- Constitutional republic of equals? -- The controversy about slavery -- Sectional compromise and national conflict -- Reconstructing the American dream -- Unraveling constitutional reconstruction -- Political restrictions and developments -- Progressive transitions -- Rights in the regulatory state -- The war against tyranny -- Expanding civil rights -- The Warren court's achievements -- Sketches of the continuing legal effort.
Civil rights