Every American citizen owes a debt of gratitude to John Mercer Langston, architect of the 14th Amendment and founding dean of the Howard University School of Law. His writings and speeches are ...

The case has far-reaching consequences and could fundamentally redefine the 14th amendment, an addendum to the U.S. Constitution that provided citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after ...

The 14th Amendment is often taught as a milestone of post–Civil War Reconstruction — but rarely do we hear about the individuals whose voices shaped it. One of them was Frances Thompson, a formerly ...

The Civil War ended 160 years ago. The racist Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War era were outlawed in the 1960s. It is time for the United States to uphold the words of the 14th Amendment to the ...

PHOENIX – Members of the Arizona House of Representatives today introduced two bills (HB 2561 and 2562) intended to deny Americans the fundamental protections of the 14th Amendment to the U.S.

After SCOTUS opened the door to President Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship, the anniversary of the 14th Amendment takes on an added significance. The anniversary of the ratification of the ...

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas (center) and other members of the House Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke to reporters in response to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on ...

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment would later serve ...