Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 3
2. Prefatory Note 7
3. Contents 9
4. Part I. Introduction Journal Of The Joint Committee
5. Introduction 17
6. The Journal Of The Joint Committee On Reconstruction. 37
7. Part II. The History Of The Joint Committee On Reconstruction
8. CHAPTER I. Origin Of The Joint Committee 133
9. Chapter II. Personnel Of The Committee 155
10. Chapter III. Representation And Civil Rights 198
11. Chapter IV. Uniting The Republican Congressmen Against The President 221
12. Chapter V. Testimony Taken By The Committee—The Raison D’etre Of The Fourteenth Amendment 264
13. Chapter VI. The Fourteenth Amendment 292
14. Chapter VII. Did Congress Have A Plan Of Reconstruction? 320
15. Chapter VIII. The Reconstruction Act 354
16. Vita 415