Title: Changes in law and society during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Description: "The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction, this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights how law, society, and politics inextricably mixed and set American legal development on particular paths that were not predetermined."--Back cover.
Subjects: Civil rights, History, African Americans, Legal status, laws, Armed Forces, African americans, legal status, laws, etc., African americans, civil rights, United states, armed forces, african americans, United states, armed forces, history