{"product_id":"congress-and-the-first-civil-jeffery-a-jenkins-9780226756363","title":"Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918","description":"Civil rights legislation figured prominently in the agenda of Congress during the Civil War and Reconstruction. But as Reconstruction came to an end and discrimination against African Americans in the South became commonplace, civil rights advocates in Congress increasingly shifted to policies desired by white constituents in the North who had grown tired of efforts to legislate equality. In this book, the first of a two-volume set, Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck explore the rise and fall of civil rights legislation in Congress from 1861 to 1918. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors examine in detail how the Republican Party slowly withdrew its support for a meaningful civil rights agenda, as well as how Democrats and Republicans worked together to keep civil rights off the legislative agenda at various points. In doing so, Jenkins and Peck show how legal institutions can be used both to liberate and protect oppressed minorities \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eto assert the power of the white majority against those same minority groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffery A. Jenkins, Justin Peck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022675636X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226756363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Jeffery A. Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987573670143,"sku":"9780226756363","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eb7d202-43c8-4eef-b812-3f37ef9132fe.jpg?v=1683289795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/congress-and-the-first-civil-jeffery-a-jenkins-9780226756363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}