Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Orginal Publication Date
1982
Journal Title
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Volume
5
Issue
ees/vol5/iss1
First Page
25
Last Page
27
Abstract
Writing from the vantage point of the 1980s, white historians have questioned the earlier simplistic interpretations of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy. Certainly that “democracy” excluded blacks, Indians, women, and the poor, since it was modeled on the ancient Athenian system. It is clear that these and other evils were compromised and were not resolved to the complete satisfaction of the masses. For example, though the Civil War produced the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments white Americans devised other systems to keep blacks in an inferior position.
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Copyright, ©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1982