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14th Amendment with Eric Foner

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The Civil War ended slavery, but what was the status of the newly freed people? Renowned historian Eric Foner explains how the Fourteenth Amendment—written to answer this question—created a foundation for the rights of all citizens. The amendment becomes what Foner considers the most important change outside the Bill of Rights. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
reconstruction, the reconstruction era, constitutional amendments, constitutional rights, the bill of rights, the united states civil war, the fourteenth amendment
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the video before leading a discussion on the relevancy of the Fourteenth Amendment in twenty-first century America
  • Ask scholars to evaluate whether the Fourteenth Amendment was successful at resolving the problems of Reconstruction
Classroom Considerations
  • Part of a larger series of videos exploring the Constitution
Pros
  • The video explains the various sections of the Fourteenth Amendment in a way most learners understand
  • Discussion in the video includes connections to today's America
Cons
  • None