Legislating racism : the billion dollar Congress and the birth of Jim Crow / by Upchurch, Thomas Adams

Table of Contents: “…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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The Life and Death of Gus Reed : a Story of Race and Justice in Illinois during the Civil War and Reconstruction. by Bahde, Thomas, PALCI EBSCO books

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Syrian Jewry in Transition, 1840-1880 by Harel, Yaron, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

Table of Contents: “…The Ra'aya and the Machinery of the Ottoman State; PART IV: MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, JEWS; 8. Majority-Minority Relations; 9. Interminority Relations…”
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