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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08996 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Amendments of the Constitution, submitted to the consideration of the American people. |
| Date | 1865 |
| Author | Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Argues for constitutional amendments to abolish slavery, establish universal citizenship and prosecute treason. Issued during the ratification process of the thirteenth amendment proposes a number of amendments, and discusses them in context of constitutional theory and Civil War history. The thirteenth amendment would soon be ratified, followed by the fourteenth amendment in 1868, which would be similar to some of the ideas put forward in this pamphlet. Published by the Loyal Publication Society, which published over one hundred pamphlets on various political topics during the Civil War era. |
| Subjects | US Constitutional Amendment US Constitution Slavery African American History Abolition Reconstruction Suffrage Treason Civil War Ratification |
| People | Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Francis Lieber was President of the Loyal Publication Society, professor of political science at Columbia College, adviser to President Lincoln, and author of countless works on a number of subjects |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |