reconstruction

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The Reconstruction Congress wrote this rule into the 14th Amendment and said “All persons born” here are citizens by birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

What Thomas ultimately rejects is the idea that the genius of the Reconstruction Amendments lies in their transformation of the particular suffering of Black Americans into constitutional principles that belong to everyone.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Grant strengthened Reconstruction policies and fought the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating that reconciliation required not only empathy but also a firm commitment to protecting constitutional principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In its place, the Reconstruction Congress adopted the broad view of citizenship based on the place of birth, not parentage, that had been part of English law for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

In 1867, at the dawn of the Reconstruction Era, no black man held political office in the South, yet three years later, at least 15 percent of all Southern elected officials were black.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander