The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments all came about during the Reconstruction period, with the intended purposes of mending the atrocities of slavery, and fixing the social and political inequities ...

But, our United States, after the Civil War, had a plan in the 13th Amendment. Slavery, at least in the United States, would be abolished forever. Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ...

To be readmitted to the Union, the defeated Confederate states were required to affirm the Constitution's so-called Reconstruction amendments -- the 13th, 14th, and 15th -- which abolished slavery ...

This year’s theme is “The Reconstruction Amendments – The Road to Freedom and Civil Rights”. The symposium will take place at the New York State Judicial Institute from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 ...

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In the past few years, the period in American history known as Reconstruction has become increasingly prominent in the public consciousness. The dominant academic narrative is now mainstream ...

Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively. The 15th ...

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Harper's Weekly cover showing the scene in the House on the passage of the 13th amendment to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865. Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ratified ...