The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution (Encore)
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We speak with Eric Foner the author of The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution. The Reconstruction amendments abolished slavery, guaranteed all persons due process and equal protection of the law, and equipped black men with the right to vote. They established the principle of birthright citizenship and guaranteed the … Continued