Native Peoples and Redefining U.S. History

Run time: 57 minutes

Historians Ned Blackhawk and Brenda Child join for a conversation on Blackhawk’s national bestseller, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Listen now

What the Black Intellectual Tradition Can Teach Us About Democracy

Run time: 1 hour

Jamelle Bouie and Melvin Rogers explore the ways key African American intellectuals and artists reimagined U.S. democracy. Watch now

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Looking at the Supreme Court’s Next Session

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 3 minutes

“The next round of oral arguments at the Supreme Court starts on November 27, 2023, and there’s plenty on the docket. ...” Read more

The Constitution and Federal Government Shutdowns

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government into early 2024, pending Senate approval. ...” Read more

November 14, 1960: Ruby Bridges Attends William Frantz Elementary School

On November 14, 1960, 2,373 days after the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to attend whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Read more about Brown vs. Board in this Constitution Daily blog post.

The 14th Amendment

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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