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The Republican party was no longer interested in supporting , much less enforcing , the legislation passed since 1866 , and in particular the Fourteenth Amendment . The Republican position on civil rights was foreshadowed as early as ...
The Republican party was no longer interested in supporting , much less enforcing , the legislation passed since 1866 , and in particular the Fourteenth Amendment . The Republican position on civil rights was foreshadowed as early as ...
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The Fourteenth Amendment was thus turned on its head . The Amendment originally had been framed by Radical Republicans to protect Negro rights , and for this reason it had given the federal government sweeping powers over the states .
The Fourteenth Amendment was thus turned on its head . The Amendment originally had been framed by Radical Republicans to protect Negro rights , and for this reason it had given the federal government sweeping powers over the states .
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The Court reasoned that the equal rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment really meant separate but equal , that Negroes had no cause to complain so long as their political freedoms were unimpaired . It might be noted that Justice ...
The Court reasoned that the equal rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment really meant separate but equal , that Negroes had no cause to complain so long as their political freedoms were unimpaired . It might be noted that Justice ...
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 1 |
HAMILTON AND THE FEDERALISTS | 12 |
Alexander Hamilton to Robert Morris April 15 1781 | 21 |
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