Becoming Equal Under the Law - Full Video

Описание: "What Dred Scott did was to say, yes, they said all men are created equal, but they didn't mean it."

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence gave us a lofty ideal: all men are created equal.

But the Framers immediately fell short of that ideal and compromised on slavery during the creation of the Constitution.

Other groups were left out as well.

It would take a Civil War, numerous amendments, and even more Supreme Court cases to move us toward equality.

Explore the changes that were needed to bring us more in line with the Declaration's ideal and make all people equal under the law.


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Subject Areas:
■ Civics
■ Government
■ U.S. History

Topics:
■ Black History
■ Civil Rights
■ Civil War
■ Equality
■ Suffrage
■ Supreme Court Cases
■ U.S. Constitution

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
1:46 Thomas Jefferson
4:53 Writing the Constitution
8:19 Dred Scott Case
12:34 The Civil War
15:38 Reconstruction Amendments
19:25 Plessy v. Ferguson – Separate but Equal
24:39 Suffrage - Women’s Right to Vote
26:11 Ending Segregation – Brown v Board
30:09 Affirmative Action
31:42 Conclusion
33:31 Discussion Question