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Understanding Primary Sources: Legislation and Key Amendments
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Drawn from Gale’s acclaimed Reference Library products, this concise study guide helps you explore central ideas of primary sources in their historical context. Profiles of the authors and surrounding events; timelines and images; engaging research, discussion and activity ideas; “Did you know?” facts; and additional features make this guide valuable for students and lifelong learners. Primary sources covered: Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; Freedmen’s Bureau Act; Andrew Johnson’s Veto of the Civil Rights Bill; Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; First Reconstruction Act of 1867; and Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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