Videos

Historians, journalists, and scholars talked about the history and future of birthright citizenship and immigration policy since Reconstruction.

Professor Garrett Epps talked about the 1947 passage of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which limits the number of terms a president can serve. He explained what propelled the…

Garrett Epps talked about his book, American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution, in which he explores the U.S. Constitution and details what he considers to be the ambiguities, omissions,…

Next on American History TV, a panel of professors looks at the history behind the 14th Amendment and its grant of birthright citizenship. Topics include what constituted citizenship in the pre-Civil…

Professor Epps talked about his book, Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America, published by Henry Holt. He was interviewed while…