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Law school by tweet: the 14th Amendment's Biggest Failure
The 14th Amdt’s Biggest Failure, or Women Excluded for Naught: a long thread. Two decades after the Civil War, it was as though it had never happened. Instead of the safety to work their land and vote, Black families were re-enslaved as sharecroppers…
Law School by Tweet: 14th Amendment
The hashtag #HATM stands for historians at the movies; is there an opera equivalent?! Saw “The Mother of Us All” last night. Happy to report that the all-♀️ artistic team: @dcandillari & Louise Proske + @FeliciaLMoore in the title role gave a…
Law school by tweet: Minor v. Happersett
Law School by Tweet: Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875) Over and over in the 19th century, African-Americans, Chinese-Americans, and women asked the Court to find that the promises of the Constitution applied to us too. Over and over the Court…
Impeachment
Wondering why Andrew Johnson was impeached? I can't think about much else today. @michaelharriot, the master of this form, delivers.👇 Thaddeus Stevens is the hero of his story, natch. Of all the men in the Senate, Stevens was women's best ally in the…