At freedom's door : African American founding fathers and lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina
James L. Underwood (Editor), William Lewis Burke (Editor), Eric Foner
"At Freedom's Door rescues from obscurity the identities, images, and long-term contributions of black leaders who helped to rebuild South Carolina after the Civil War. In seven essays, the contributors to the volume explore the role of African Americans in government and law during Reconstruction in the Palmetto State. Bringing into focus a legacy not fully recognized, the contributors collectively demonstrate the legal acumen displayed by prominent African Americans and the impact these individuals had on the enactment of substantial constitutional reforms - many of which, though abandoned after Reconstruction, would be resurrected in the twentieth century."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2000
University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina., 2000