“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first ... scholars of all political backgrounds.

The amendment, which formally became a part of the Constitution in July 1868, was, alongside the Thirteenth Amendment freeing the slaves and the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing formerly enslaved ...

Afterward, the 14th Amendment gave those former slaves their citizenship, through birthright. And finally, the 15th Amendment gave ... if endorsing or opposing a political candidate or ballot ...

The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was ... citizenship and the Fifteenth Amendment to protect the right to vote regardless of race, amendments that guaranteed political and civil equality.

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

So to the extent any of that poses an increased risk to comic artists or people who draw or publish political cartoons, yeah, there are heightened concerns when you have a powerful administration ...

(AP) Under the 20th Amendment to the Constitution ... guests nonetheless partied on at the then-Riggs Bank building at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. We briefly stepped outside to ...

Turns out that’s not correct, and his team is filing an amendment, Christian Perry, Johnson’s political director ... Raymond Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd) proposed tweaking the ...

A political cartoon of Santa Ana City Council ... journalist organizations and a prominent First Amendment rights group. The pushback came after city officials quietly implemented a policy ...