Upchurch, Thomas Adams. <br/><br/>
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) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813156385 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Congress  1889-1890)  (51st, 1st session : <br/>United States. Congress  1890-1891)  (51st, 2nd session : 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.<br/>Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.<br/>African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.<br/>Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.<br/>African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.<br/>African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.<br/>Minorities--Civil rights--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Racism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.<br/>United States--Race relations--Political aspects.<br/>United States. Congress (51st, 1st session : 1889-1890)<br/>United States. Congress (51st, 2nd session : 1890-1891)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E185  / .L445 2004