Congressional control of federal court jurisdiction and the effect on protection of civil rights

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dc.contributor.advisorHyman, Harold M.en_US
dc.creatorMeakin, Christopher Harryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:30:25Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:30:25Zen_US
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.description.abstractThe years immediately following the end of the American Civil War proved to be the high water mark in the nationalist spirit that provided for the direct federal protection of civil rights. This period was short, and as Southern patience outlasted Northern zeal, the federal government abandoned its efforts to actively enforce the spirit of the Reconstruction amendments. Even though during Reconstruction Congress greatly expanded the jurisdiction of the federal court system, the grants of jurisdiction did not help protect civil rights. Most of the statutes were civil in nature, requiring a litigant to hire a lawyer. Prospective plaintiffs in civil rights cases were unable to shoulder the expense of civil rights lawsuits so early use of the statutes was by corporations seeking to escape state regulation. Local lawyers willing to try civil rights cases faced an immense hurdle since the statutes were codified and broken up, legal journals de-emphasized these cases, and local pressure injured the attorneys' practices.en_US
dc.format.extent71 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Hist. 1988 Meakinen_US
dc.identifier.citationMeakin, Christopher Harry. "Congressional control of federal court jurisdiction and the effect on protection of civil rights." (1988) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13307">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13307</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13307en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAmerican historyen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.titleCongressional control of federal court jurisdiction and the effect on protection of civil rightsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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