Author: Karl Miller

A Tentative Start: Animal Rights in Florida During Reconstruction

A Tentative Start: Animal Rights in Florida During Reconstruction

Shortly after the end of the Civil War, Florida wrote a new state constitution and held elections to seat a legislature. Tasked with handling the issues that arose in postbellum Florida society, the legislators interestingly took time to enact a law that addressed an unusual topic – animal protection. Influenced ...
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