From the Publisher: The Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series provides in-depth coverage of key amendments ratified since 1791. Using both historical and contemporary primary and secondary sources-including landmark Supreme Court rulings-each volume first presents the historical background of the featured amendment, followed by an examination of how the court system has tested the validity and application of the amendment. The...

Studies the case of the 15th Amendment, presenting the historical background followed by how the court system has tested the validity of the amendment.

Traces the history of "Jim Crow" laws and the most important court decisions concerning them from 1896 to the present.