Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

Summary: 1. the 14th Amendment is known as a Reconstruction amendment, because it was added to the Constitution after the Civil War in 1868. That places it at an important historical crossroads ...

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

President Donald Trump's new war on diversity programs has renewed a long-running legal battle over the meaning the ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

The 14th Amendment is known as a Reconstruction amendment, because it was added to the Constitution after the Civil War in 1868. That places it at an important historical crossroads, when ...

Donald Trump’s measures ending government diversity efforts are part of a much broader effort to reverse civil rights gains ...