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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution

Bibliographic Details Author: Eric Foner Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Year: 2019 Thesis Statement Eric Foner argues that the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments—the “Second Founding”—constituted a radical constitutional revolution that fundamentally redefined American citizenship, national power, and individual … Continue reading →

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