14th Amendment

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Political Cartoon
Political Cartoon: Mending the Family Kettle
The Library of Congress features a political cartoon depicting Andrew Johnson holding a kettle with a leak. The words "The Reconstructed South" are…

Historical Law Document
Historical Law Document: Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States [14th Amendment]
The Library of Congress provides the printed version of the July 20, 1868 joint resolution proposing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. View…

Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional Amendment: Transcript of 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights
Our Documents presents the complete transcript of the 1868 14th Amendment. Click on "document info" on the right of the transcript to see a copy of…

Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional Amendment: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights
Note: Photograph of the original proposed resolution in original handwriting. No transcription provided.The National Archives provides a copy of the…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Passage of the Constitutional Amendment by the Senate [14th Amendment]
Note: See 1st column 1, 1st paragraph.The Library of Congress, Chronicling America presents a June 9, 1866 article from the Evening Telegraph…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The President on the Amendment [14th Amendment]
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph.The Library of Congress, Chronicling America presents a June 24, 1868 newspaper article from The Daily Phoenix…

Historical Speech
Historical Speech: Enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment - Speech of Hon. James A. Garfield
The Library of Congress presents an April 4, 1871, 14-page speech by the Honorable James A Garfield on the enforcement of the 14th Amendment. View…

Historical Speech
Historical Speech: Negro Suffrage : Should the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments be Repealed? Speech of Hon. Edward De V. Morrell
The Library of Congress presents a 1904 speech by the Honorable Edward De V. Morrell of Pennsylvannia in support of the civil rights amendments. The…

Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: Fights, Freedom, and Fraud: Voting Rights in the Reconstruction Era [13th, 14th, 15th Amendments]
The Library of Congress and Middle Tennessee State University provide a middle and high school lesson plan on the Reconstruction Amendments.…

Lesson Plan
Lesson Activity: Congress- 14th Amendment 2nd Section - 1902
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs presents a lesson activity on the 2nd Section of the 14th Amendment. Components include: a background…

Video Lesson
Video Lesson: The Fourteenth Amendment and equal protection; Duration: 4:47
Khan Academy YouTube channel presents a video lesson on 14th Amendment and the protection of civil rights. The 4-minute video breaks down Section 1 of…

Video
Video: Amend: The Fight for America | Episode 1, [14th Amendment] Duration: 55:18
Netflix's YouTube channel offers a free viewing of the documentary, "Amend: The Fight for America," which focuses on the 14th Amendment. Hosted by…

Video
Video: Amend: The Fight for America | Episode 1, [14th Amendment] Duration: 55:18
Netflix's YouTube channel offers a free viewing of the documentary, "Amend: The Fight for America," which focuses on the 14th Amendment. Hosted by…

Video
Video Lesson: The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: A History, Duration: 13:12
The Institute for Justice presents a 13-minute video of the road to the 14th Amendment. The short documentary provides historical examples of the…