The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal HistoryIn this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens. |
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... legislation that is “rationally” related to ending any remaining “badges and incidents of servitude.” The Court's holding in Jones enables Congress to pass statutes against present-day human rights violations, such as the trafficking of ...
... legislation against any state or private vestiges of servitude. This distinction is significant for choosing legislative and litigation strategies. I disagree with scholars who regard only the Fourteenth Amendment to be currently ...
... legislation, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, pursuant to its authority to regulate interstate commerce. However, the Supreme Court has recently significantly diminished this congressional power, which has further elevated the ...
... legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it.” Even though the Republican Party had adhered to the view that “all men are endowed with inalienable ...
Contents
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End of Radical Ideals and Judicial Response | 59 |
Summing Up and Looking Ahead | 94 |
Theoretical Foundation | 101 |
Thirteenth Amendment and Constitutional Rights | 112 |
Contemporary Settings | 137 |
Conclusion | 161 |
Select Bibliography | 201 |
Index | 221 |
About the Author | 229 |
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