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Tenth Period | Reconstruction and Narrative: Amendments and Their Limitations

Grade
6–12
Duration
32 min
Topics
Constitution, Slavery, African American History, Congress, Justice, Segregation
Published
Feb 3, 2020
Logo for the "10th Period" webinar series by the Bill of Rights Institute, featuring a capitol building, book, and speech bubbles.

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Founding Principles

Consent of the Governed, Equality

Virtues

Courage, Justice, Self-Governance

About this video

BRI staff members Kirk Higgins and Rachel Davison Humphries are joined by BRI Teacher Council member Michael Sandstrom and LeeAnna Keith, author of "The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, and the Death of Reconstruction," as they explore meaningful narratives from the Reconstruction time period and their implications today.

What role did the Reconstruction amendments, the 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, and 15th Amendment play in local, state, and federal outcomes of the onset of the Jim Crow?

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