To rejoin the Union, Georgia had little choice but to follow the requirements of Reconstruction, even if it did so ...

Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker's follow-up to her '13th' tackles birthright citizenship, the Equal Protection Clause and the undoing of the gains of Reconstruction.

The movie, I'm pleased to report, exerts the same kind of historical/topical force that "13th" did. DuVernay, while she works in an extremely accessible and mainstream way, has a singular gift for ...

The 14th Amendment wrote the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom and equality into the Constitution. Ratified after the Civil War, this amendment transformed the Constitution forever and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Zimmytws/Dreamstime.com) The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on birthright citizenship has produced the reaction everyone ...

Now in its 12th year, SFFilm's Doc Stories, running Nov. 5-8, is scheduled to present 10 features, 11 short films and three ...

L-R: Director Ava DuVernay with Dr. Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress ousted by Donald Trump Netflix 14 th, the documentary directed by Ava DuVernay that premiered Friday night as the ...

The Netflix documentary about the significance of and challenges to the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was the closing night screening at the 2026 New York Film Festival.

President Donald Trump’s call to end birthright citizenship has sparked a national debate. Within the Republican party, leading voices differ on the legitimacy of citizenship as a birthright. While ...

The Court has also deemed the due process guarantees of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to protect certain substantive rights that are not listed (or “enumerated”) in the Constitution. The idea is ...

After the Civil War, the fight for freedom continued. Learn how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments ended slavery, defined citizenship, and expanded voting rights. Discover how these powerful changes ...