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