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Exploring the transformative impact of the 14th Amendment on American democracy

The 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy at Howard University School of Law is a multi-disciplinary institute led by Sherrilyn Ifill, the Vernon Jordan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Civil Rights.

The 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy at Howard University School of Law is a multi-disciplinary institute led by Sherrilyn Ifill, the Vernon Jordan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Civil Rights.

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Second Annual Symposium of the 14th Amendment Center

“That the Work This Time Shall Finally Be Done”

The sun forcing its way through the clouds to shine on the United States Supremem Court

Amicus Brief

Our Supreme Court Brief in Support of Birthright Citizenship

by Sherrilyn Ifill & Guy-Uriel Charles

In Pictures

Frederick Douglass on Citizenship

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Alfred R. Waud. Harper's Weekly. 1868. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials.

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“The Freedmen’s Bureau”

An 1868 image from Harper’s Weekly depicting a uniformed figure representing the Freedmen’s Bureau, which Congress established ahead of the passage of the 14th Amendment.

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