Amendment 13. Abolition of slavery
Description
This program examines the legal issues relevant to the 13th Amendment and the controversy surrounding its passage. Legal experts explain the basis of the debate; historical reenactments of those debates provide viewers with insights into its social and economic underpinnings.
Runtime
13 min
Series
- The Amendments to the Constitution: Bill of Rights and Beyond (23)
- Civil War Amendments (3)
- Amendments 11-27 (13)
Subjects
- Constitutional law (89)
- Civil rights (308)
- Reconstruction (US history, 1865-1877) (17)
- Constitutional history (105)
- United States Constitution (38)
- Liberty (131)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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