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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Illustration: 14th Amendment Center
A message from Sherrilyn Ifill on the occasion of We The People: Lessons from the Unsung Re-Founders of Our Nation.
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Andrew Johnson holds a leaking kettle, labeled "The Reconstructed South," towards a woman representing liberty and Columbia, carrying a baby representing the newly approved 14th Amendment. (Library of Congress.)
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“Mending the Family Kettle”
A cartoonist’s depiction of President Andrew Johnson’s reluctance to push for recognition, in 1866, of the newly conceived 14th Amendment.
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