In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and ...

This anniversary provides an opportunity for us to reacquaint ourselves with their history and to recommit ourselves to the ...

When the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868 —150 years ago this Monday — it closed the door on schemes that aimed to make the U.S. a white man’s country. It ...

14th Amendment is certified, July 28, 1868. By Andrew Glass 07/28/2011 08:37 AM EDT. On this day in 1868, Secretary of State William Seward issued a proclamation incorporating the 14th Amendment ...

The Second Amendment was ratified in 1791, and the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868. The Supreme Court stated in D.C. v. Heller (2008) ...

On this day in 1868, Secretary of State William Seward certified adoption of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which redefines U.S. citizenship and protects a person’s civil and political ...

The Fourteenth Amendment, critical in the fight for civil liberties, was certified as part of the Constitution on July 28, 1868. It encoded citizenship and due process for former slaves.

The amendment's ratification on July 9, 1868, shortly after African-Americans were emancipated from slavery, represented a turning point in the country’s history. Its passage was an effort to provide ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. ... because it was added to the Constitution after the Civil War in 1868.

Wade on Friday has stirred a conversation about the 14th Amendment. ... It was adopted in 1868 during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War, ...

What does Section 3 of the 14th Amendment mean? Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, following the Civil War, to outline the criteria for disqualifying someone from office. It states: ...