During Reconstruction, three amendments to the Constitution were made in an effort to establish equality for black Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment, adopted in 1865, abolishes slavery or ...

The report of Mr. STEVENS' Committee has the following provision: SEC. 3. Until the 4th day of July, 1870, all persona who voluntarily adhered to the late insurrection, giving it aid and comfort ...

This is a health care catastrophe. But Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in the case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood ...

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments, are key components of the U.S. Constitution that established rights for African Americans after the Civil War.

Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ratified after the Civil War, which ended in 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment is the least cited in case law by the judiciary.

Reconstruction—the process of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War, with the 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments—changed that. When we think about Reconstruction now, we often think about ...

To be readmitted to the Union, the defeated Confederate states were required to affirm the Constitution's so-called Reconstruction amendments -- the 13th, 14th, and 15th -- which abolished slavery ...

Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ratified after the Civil War, which ended in 1865. Advertisement The Thirteenth Amendment is the least cited in case law by the judiciary.

The three amendments of the Reconstruction era radically transformed American life and the role of the federal government. The final section of each amendment grants Congress the power to enforce ...

The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively. The 15th Amendment was a milestone for civil rights.

Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ratified after the Civil War, which ended in 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment is the least cited in case law by the judiciary.