{"product_id":"the-trial-of-democracy-xi-wang-9780820340845","title":"The Trial of Democracy: Black Suffrage and Northern Republicans, 1860-1910","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect black voting rights through innovative constitutional reforms--a radical transformation of southern and national political structures. \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive analysis of both the forces and mechanisms that led to the implementation of black suffrage and the ultimate failure to maintain a stable northern constituency to support enforcement on a permanent basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reforms stirred fierce debates over the political and constitutional value of black suffrage, the legitimacy of racial equality, and the proper sharing of power between the state and federal governments. Unlike most studies of Reconstruction, this book follows these issues into the early twentieth century to examine the impact of the constitutional principles and the rise of Jim Crow. Tying constitutional history to party politics, \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital contribution to both fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e XI Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820340847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820340845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 1.10d","brand":"XI Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980618727679,"sku":"9780820340845","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96b18be7-2ef0-4ca2-b32b-671b30c7e80a.jpg?v=1683250942","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trial-of-democracy-xi-wang-9780820340845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}