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1868, Constitutional Issues Surrounding Black Suffrage

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Forrest Nabors 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 17. Topics, 1868 Constitutional Issues Surrounding Black Suffrage, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Forrest Nabors, Reconstruction

Guest Essayist: Professor Forrest Nabors

How should we understand the laggard steps of the United States towards the legal enforcement of equal civil and political rights for black Americans? A prevailing sense among Americans today is that the end of legal discrimination was the result of historical evolution. That is, beginning from a morally retrograde starting point, the nation grew and gradually shed its impure prejudices. Partial victories opened new opportunities for more victories, until this evolution culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

April 13, 2016/2 Comments/by Janine Turner and Cathy Gillespie

1864, Abraham Lincoln Defeats George McClellan: Constitutional Issues Raised By Lincoln’s Conduct Of The War

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Daniel Cotter 2. The Constitution, 3. The Amendments, 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 17. Topics, 1864 Abraham Lincoln Defeats George McClellan Constitutional Issues Raised By Lincoln’s Conduct Of The War, Article I Section 09 Clause 2-3, Civil War, Constitutional Amendment XIV, Daniel Cotter, Gettysburg Address

Guest Essayist: Daniel A. Cotter

The Election of 1864: Constitutional Issues Raised by Lincoln’s Conduct of the War

The 1864 election pitted the incumbent, Republican President Abraham Lincoln, against George McClellan of the Democratic Party. It was the first election since 1840 in which an incumbent was renominated by his own party. A major focus of the election was the Civil War and the divided Union. Lincoln’s actions as President would also be considered by the electorate, which reelected him in a landslide.

April 7, 2016/3 Comments/by Janine Turner and Cathy Gillespie

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