Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

In a memo to Justice Department staff on her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi urged the department to target ...

In 2005, though, Mr. Eastman explained that the 14th Amendment was based on a previous law, the 1866 Civil Rights Act, “which quite clearly exempted from the automatic citizenship provisions children ...

The attorneys said that because the Civil Rights Act of 1866 excluded "Indians not taxed" from the legislation, the 14th Amendment also was meant to exclude Indians. Next, the Justice Department ...

A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

A reading of the 14th Amendment grants Congress the authority to end birthright citizenship, the Constitution Leadership Initiative’s Gary Porter writes in a guest column ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

1866, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto to enact the nation’s first civil rights law. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared freed Black Americans were citizens entitled to ...