Civil War Amendments and the Civil Rights Movement

Watch the first part of this two-part presentation on the Civil War amendments. In addition, click on the picture links under the Explore heading to learn more about the history of the civil rights amendments (also known as the "reconstruction amendments") and the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which legalized the segregationist doctrine "separate but equal".

Source: The Regents of the University of California, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oMt4XRaeGA
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