The Right to Vote: Politics and the Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
by William Gillette
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Originally published in 1965. The Right to Vote covers the immediate background, passage, and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. Gillette contends that the Fifteenth Amendment was intended to give voting rights to African Americans in the north, sidelining those in the south. African American suffrage, in other words, had the pragmatic effect of bringing power to the Republicans of the north. In short, the Fifteenth Amendment was not a radical document but rather was pushed by show more Republican moderates in an effort to consolidate their power. show lessTags
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4023. The Right to Vote: Politics and the Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, by William Gillette (read 14 May 2005) This is a careful study of the passage of the 15th Amendment in Congress and in the legislatures. It is well researched and informative, but was not as interesting as I expected it to be. No Democrat today can be proud of that party's actions in regard to the passage of the 15th amendment.
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, History
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- 342.73 — Society, government, & culture Law U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments North America Constitutional law--United States
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- KF4893 .Z9 .G5 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Constitutional law Organs of the government The people. Election law
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