The birth of civil rights : the circumstances, acts, and legacy of the 39th congress
Citizenship, slavery, and the constitutional origins of the act
Reconceiving civil rights : the passage and structure of the act
The high tide of reconstruction : the Fourteenth Amendment and later legislation
Restrictive interpretations and the end of reconstruction
The verdict of quiescent years : aliens, property, and state action
Resurrecting civil rights: reading an old act for a new era
Reaffirming the revived act : extension, reconsideration, and recodification
Discerning the future from the past : the contemporary significance of the act.
