Right to Vote - Politics and the Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

This study covers the immediate background, passage, and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. Gillette contends that the Fifteenth Amendment was intended to give voting rights to African Americans in the north, sidelining those in the south. African American suffrage, in other words, had the pragmatic effect of bringing power to the Republicans of the north. In short, the Fifteenth Amendment was not a radical document but rather was pushed by Republican moderates in an effort to consolidate their power.

About the author

William Gillette is a professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University. He specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, New Jersey history, and American political history.

Summary

In short, the Fifteenth Amendment was not a radical document but rather was pushed by Republican moderates in an effort to consolidate their power.

Product details

• Authors: William Gillette, Gillette William
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781421432342
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3234-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science; Johns Hopkins University Studi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Social discrimination and equal treatment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Political structure and processes, HISTORY / African American & Black