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The 15th Amendment started the long journey toward expanding voting rights | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by...
When was the Constitution written? Here's a history lesson on the creation of the Constitution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the...
On this date: It’s Bill of Rights Day!
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(WHTM) — On Dec. 15, 1791, the Virginia General Assembly ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It was the 11th state to do so,...
Is There Any Chance the Supreme Court Kicks Trump Off the Colorado Ballot?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyOn Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEmancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, held in 'East Woods' on East 24th St. in Austin, Texas....
Opinion: Why March 2 is the true birthday of modern America
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn March 2, 1867, Congress abolished the governments of the Confederate states and forced them to...
Why a constitutional amendment protecting Roe v. Wade and enshrining abortion rights is next to...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe First Printing of the Final Text of the United States Constitution is on display during a press...
Blue states band together to challenge GOP-led voting map they say harms 'minority voting strength'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMore than a dozen Democrat attorneys general are weighing in on a legal dispute in Georgia over its...
The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA young girl tends the spinning machine at a cotton mill in North Carolina. Children worked adult hours for pennies in mills and factories all over the...
Supreme Court misuses history on abortion and guns, says Fayetteville prof.
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the past few years, I’ve been fortunate enough to write occasional pieces for The Fayetteville...