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African American Constitutional Visionaries
FromWe the People
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In commemoration of Black History Month, this week we’re sharing the courageous stories and legendary lives of African American constitutional visionaries throughout history—including well-known figures like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, as well as some lesser-known but groundbreaking figures like Monroe Trotter and Pauli Murray. We highlight their fights to bring about constitutional change, from abolition and suffrage to the civil rights and voting rights movements and beyond. Judge Theodore McKee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and professor Theodore M. Shaw of UNC Law, former director-counsel of the NAACP, join host Jeffrey Rosen.
Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library
Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library
Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
Released:
Feb 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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