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The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law

How Plessy v. Ferguson shaped the history of racial discrimination in America.

by Louis Menand via The New Yorker on February 4, 2019

On the Supreme Court, Difficult Nominations Have Led to Historical Injustices

When it comes to partisan Supreme Court nominations, history repeats itself.

by Calvin Schermerhorn via The Conversation on September 28, 2018

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The Story of the American Inventor Denied a Patent Because He Was a Slave

What happens when the Patent Office doesn't recognize the inventor as a person at all?

by Matt Novak via Paleofuture on August 28, 2018

Citizens: 150 Years of the 14th Amendment

In 1868, black activists had already been promoting birthright as the basis of their national belonging for nearly half a century.

by Martha S. Jones via Public Books on July 9, 2018

The Court’s Supreme Injustice

How John Marshall, Joseph Story, and Roger Taney strengthened the institution of slavery and embedded in the law a systemic hostility to fundamental freedom and basic justice.

by Allen Mendenhall via Los Angeles Review of Books on May 24, 2018

The 14th Amendment Solved One Citizenship Crisis, But It Created A New One

How birthright citizenship became a barrier for undocumented immigrants.

by Martha S. Jones via Made By History on July 9, 2017

Who Freed the Slaves?

For some time now, the answer has not been the abolitionists.

by Stephanie McCurry via The Nation on September 13, 2016

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