At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina - Hardcover

9781570033575: At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570033579 ISBN 13: 9781570033575

Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, 2000

This work seeks to rescue from obscurity the identities and contributions of black leaders who helped to rebuild South Carolina after the Civil War. It demonstrates the legal acumen displayed by prominent African Americans and their impact on the enactment of substantial constitutional reforms.

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About the Author:

Underwood: (Columbia, SC) Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the School of Law, University of South Carolina. Author of four volumes on the Constitution of South Carolina and a nationally recognized book on civil litigation. Burke: (Columbia, SC) Professor of law at the University of South Carolina. Coeditor of Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy.

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