The 13th Amendment, which banned slavery throughout the United States, began a wave of constitutional transformations that followed through on President Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom” and has been described as the “Second Founding.” For the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment, we explore the challenges that remain. Moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president, National Constitution Center, leads a discussion with Rep. G.K. Butterfield, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus [NOTE: He was not in attendnace]; Judge Bernice Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Judge James Wynn, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Thavolia Glymph, professor of history, Duke University; author and journalist Richard Brookhiser; and Kate Masur, professor of history, Northwestern University. Presented in partnership with the Constitutional Accountability Center and the National Constitution Center. A book signing of Richard Brookhiser’s Founders’ Son: A Life of Lincoln will follow the program.
Speakers in sequence:
Welcoming Remarks:
* The Honorable David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
* Judith E. Schaeffer, Acting President, Constitutional Accountability Center
Panel 1: The Thirteenth Amendment and the Second Founding in Public Life
* Jeffrey Rosen (Moderator), President and Chief Executive Officer, National Constitution Center
* Judge Bernice Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
* Judge Jeremy Fogel, U.S. District Judge for the Northern DIstrict of California
* Sherrilyn Ifill, Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
* Judge James Wynn, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Panel 2: Public Memory & the Thirteenth Amendment: The Second Founding Then and Now
* Jeffrey Rosen (Moderator), President and Chief Executive Officer, National Constitution Cent ...More...
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