The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
by Eric Foner
Explores how the Civil War and Reconstruction produced the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, reshaping the Constitution and American citizenship.
About This Book
The Second Founding examines the constitutional changes that emerged from the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
It highlights the adoption of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments and their lasting impact on American law.
The work places these amendments within the broader political and social context of the nineteenth century.
Readers gain an overview of how these amendments redefined citizenship, rights, and federal authority.
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