The Civil Rights Act of 1875, enacted March 1, 1875, banned racial discrimination in public accommodations-hotels, public conveyances, and places of public amusement. In 1883 the US Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional, ushering in generations of segregation until 1964. This first full-length study of the Act covers the years of debates in Congress and some forty state studies of the midterm elections of 1874 in which many supporting Republicans lost their seats. They returned to pass the Act in the short session of Congress. This book utilizes an army of primary sources from unpublished manuscripts, rare newspaper accounts, memoir materials, and official documents to demonstrate that Republicans were motivated primarily by an ideology that civil equality would produce social order in the defeated southern states.

Fasten your seatbelt for a rough ride!
Danny Malone enlisted in the army in 1965. As a trumpet player in the 6th Army Band in San Francisco, his wild adventures begin on a trip to Yuma when he crosses the border into San Luis. Kidnapped and left for dead, Danny starts a one-man war against a powerful drug cartel. His transformation from nave musician to battle-hardened soldier is riveting. Things really heat up when he falls in love with two beautiful women. The fire of their love will warm your heart. Their explosive fight against evil will scorch your soul.