Legislating racism the billion dollar Congress and the birth of Jim Crow /
Upchurch, Thomas Adams.
Legislating racism the billion dollar Congress and the birth of Jim Crow / Thomas Adams Upchurch. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2004. - 1 online resource (320 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The grand old party faces the grand old problem -- To empty a running stream : the U.S. Senate considers the Butler Emigration Bill -- To drain the infinite oceans : the swan song of the once-great Blair Education Bill -- Charting new waters : the race problem and the "Reed rules" in the House of Representatives -- The very insanity of democracy : the Federal Elections Bill and the return to reconstruction in the House of Representatives -- Judging the insanity : public reactions to the inflammatory "Force Bill" and the tyranny of the majority -- The stormy and turbulent sea of democratic freedom : the Senate's epic struggle for control of the nation's racial destiny -- Showdown on Capitol Hill : the filibuster, the cloture rule, and the defeat of the Federal Elections Bill -- Silver, sectionalism, Sioux Indians, and sinophobia : why many westerners opposed the Federal Elections Bill -- The "peculiar situation" of African Americans and ethnic minorities in the United States : how racism became fashionable in the 1890s -- Assessing the billion dollar Congress and its effects on American history and race relations.
The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies --
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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United States. Congress 1889-1890) (51st, 1st session :
United States. Congress 1890-1891) (51st, 2nd session :
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.
Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.
Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
United States. Congress (51st, 1st session : 1889-1890)
United States. Congress (51st, 2nd session : 1890-1891)
Electronic Books.
E185 / .L445 2004
Legislating racism the billion dollar Congress and the birth of Jim Crow / Thomas Adams Upchurch. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2004. - 1 online resource (320 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The grand old party faces the grand old problem -- To empty a running stream : the U.S. Senate considers the Butler Emigration Bill -- To drain the infinite oceans : the swan song of the once-great Blair Education Bill -- Charting new waters : the race problem and the "Reed rules" in the House of Representatives -- The very insanity of democracy : the Federal Elections Bill and the return to reconstruction in the House of Representatives -- Judging the insanity : public reactions to the inflammatory "Force Bill" and the tyranny of the majority -- The stormy and turbulent sea of democratic freedom : the Senate's epic struggle for control of the nation's racial destiny -- Showdown on Capitol Hill : the filibuster, the cloture rule, and the defeat of the Federal Elections Bill -- Silver, sectionalism, Sioux Indians, and sinophobia : why many westerners opposed the Federal Elections Bill -- The "peculiar situation" of African Americans and ethnic minorities in the United States : how racism became fashionable in the 1890s -- Assessing the billion dollar Congress and its effects on American history and race relations.
The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies --
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780813156385
United States. Congress 1889-1890) (51st, 1st session :
United States. Congress 1890-1891) (51st, 2nd session :
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.
Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.
Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.
Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
United States. Congress (51st, 1st session : 1889-1890)
United States. Congress (51st, 2nd session : 1890-1891)
Electronic Books.
E185 / .L445 2004