Seeking Inalienable Rights
, by Reid, Debra A.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781603441230 | 1603441239
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/28/2009
Seeking Inalienable Rights explores how specific groups of Texans fought to be included as part of that constitutional "we" by pursuing their basic rights, from the post-Civil War period to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Reflecting the multiracial character of Texas history, this collection of original essays addresses the complex nature of rights activism in the state. Contributors show how conservatives often protected their rights by failing to expand rights for others, and how liberals responded to such restrictions by pursuing their own dreams of equality. Taken together, these articles indicate the differences of opinion about access to inalienable rights, as well as specific rights of citizenship