Legislating racism the billion dollar Congress and the birth of Jim Crow / Thomas Adams Upchurch.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies --

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.

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