'A Muster-Roll of the American People': The 1870 Census, Voting Rights, and the Postwar South

Authors :: Giesberg, Judith
Source :: Journal of Southern History. February, 2021, Vol. 87 Issue 1, p35, 32 p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: EVERY UNITED STATES CENSUS RESULTS FROM A FRAUGHT POLITICAL process and a mix of intentions. Because the census is tied to political power and access to federal tax dollars, Americans [...]

Subjects :: Southern United States -- History -- Social aspects
Suffrage -- History
Abolition of slavery -- History -- Political aspects
Slavery -- Emancipation
Census -- History
History
Regional focus/area studies

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