Throughline The 14th Amendment
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Apr 11, 2024 Exploring the influential role of the 14th Amendment in shaping landmark Supreme Court cases like Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education, and its impact on same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, and access to birth control. Discussing how the 14th Amendment has remade America and guaranteed fundamental rights like due process, equal protection, and liberty.
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Fourteenth Amendment Universalizes Rights Against States
- The Fourteenth Amendment made certain rights enforceable against state and local governments nationwide.
- It includes clauses like citizenship, privileges or immunities, due process, and equal protection as a constitutional check on states after the Civil War.
Lincoln's Final Push For Black Citizenship
- Lincoln advocated extending rights and voting to some formerly enslaved people before he was assassinated.
- John Wilkes Booth heard that speech and three days later shot Lincoln, linking Lincoln's push for black citizenship to his assassination.
Reconstruction Politics Built The Amendment's Power
- The Amendment was driven by Congressional Republicans responding to postwar racial violence and discriminatory 'black codes.'
- Congress used Reconstruction Acts and enfranchised Black men to secure state ratifications needed for the amendment.