Reconstruction and the U.S. Supreme Court
2015-04-26T18:28:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2NkXC8yMDE1MDQyNjE5MTQxNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Michael Ross talked about the role of the Supreme Court during Reconstruction. He spoke about the tensions between President Andrew Johnson and the Republican-controlled Congress, the short-lived period of Southern black legislatures, and how hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan used the 14th Amendment to promote white supremacy. He was introduced by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
This speech was one in a series of four on Reconstruction hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
This speech was one in a series of four on Reconstruction hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Professor Michael Ross talked about the role of the Supreme Court during Reconstruction. He spoke about the tensions between President… read more
Professor Michael Ross talked about the role of the Supreme Court during Reconstruction. He spoke about the tensions between President Andrew Johnson and the Republican-controlled Congress, the short-lived period of Southern black legislatures, and how hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan used the 14th Amendment to promote white supremacy. He was introduced by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
This speech was one in a series of four on Reconstruction hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society. close
People in this video
Hosting Organization
Series
Purchase a Download
Reconstruction and the U.S. Supreme Court
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Citizenship During Reconstruction
Professor Susanna Lee talked about the changing perception of who qualified for citizenship in post-Civil War America. She spoke…
-
Reconstruction Amendments
Professor Pamela Brandwein, author of Rethinking the Judicial Settlement of Reconstruction, talked about the…
-
Twentieth-Century White Supremacist Groups
Professor George Michael talked about white supremacist groups in the mid to late-twentieth century. He described the…
-
Mississippi Governor Theodore Bilbo
Jennifer Brannock talked about Theodore Bilbo, a former Mississippi governor, U.S. Senator, and member of the Ku Klux Klan. She showed items from the…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 4 minutes
- 5,335 views
-
- 2 minutes
- 1,958 views
-
- 50 minutes
- 57 views
-
- 1 minute
- 4 views