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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"Map Showing the Proportion of the Colored to the Aggregate Population, 1870" as printed in 'Statistical atlas of the United States based on the results of the ninth census 1870.' (Library of Congress.)
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‘We the People: Lessons from the Unsung Refounders of Our Nation’
Coming October 23, a joint event by the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy and the Gibson–Banks Center for Race and the Law.
Alfred R. Waud. Harper's Weekly. 1868. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials.
Featured Artwork
“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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