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Originally published in 1965. The Right to Vote 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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Chapter 1. The Knot of Reconstruction
Chapter 2. Paralysis and Passage
Chapter 3. The Fight for Ratification
Chapter 4. Southern Reception
Chapter 5. Border State Opposition
Chapter 6. Middle Atlantic Compromise
Chapter 7. Middle Western Conflict
Chapter 8. New England Acceptance and Far Western Rejection
Chapter 9. Whirlwind of Caution
Epilogue. The Black Voter and the White Historian
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9781421432342
      978-1421432342
      ISBN-10 142143234X
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      Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1965. The Right to Vote 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.

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Preface to the Paperback Edition
      Chapter 1. The Knot of Reconstruction
      Chapter 2. Paralysis and Passage
      Chapter 3. The Fight for Ratification
      Chapter 4. Southern Reception
      Chapter 5. Border State Opposition
      Chapter 6. Middle Atlantic Compromise
      Chapter 7. Middle Western Conflict
      Chapter 8. New England Acceptance and Far Western Rejection
      Chapter 9. Whirlwind of Caution
      Epilogue. The Black Voter and the White Historian
      Bibliography
      Index
      List of Tables

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