Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction

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The book explores the struggle for equality and freedom faced by African Americans in the decades leading up to the Civil War. It highlights the discriminatory laws enacted by free states that limited the rights of free African Americans. Despite significant challenges, a coalition of African American activists and white allies bravely fought against these injustices through various means, including legal battles and political engagement. Their efforts laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment, marking significant milestones in the first civil rights movement.