Tootfinder

The first Reconstruction
rebuilt freedom and citizenship after the Civil War
—imperfectly, to be sure.
The commitment faded
and with it large parts of the country descended into another century of tyranny.
But the embers of Reconstruction did not fully die out.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
—eradicating slavery,
promising due process and equal protection under the law
while also enshrining guaranteed citizenship,
and expandin…