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Discover the truth about the Fourteenth Amendment, civil rights, and the United States' continued fight for equality in this singular nonfiction book for young readers.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as the equality amendment, was passed in the years after the Civil War to help protect the rights and freedoms of Black Americans. In the centuries that followed, the amendment grew to protect the rights of women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people as well.

But in recent years, the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment has shifted dramatically. A series of
landmark Supreme Court casesranging from abortion to affirmative actionhave rolled back the amendment's guarantees and called into question its usefulness as a tool in the fight for equality. What does
the future hold for the Fourteenth?

Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It? The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equality explores how one amendment to the Constitution shape

Whose Right Is It The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equality

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    Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
    Publication Date: 6/25/2024
    ISBN13: 9781250225276, 978-1250225276
    ISBN10: 1250225272

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

    Description

    Discover the truth about the Fourteenth Amendment, civil rights, and the United States' continued fight for equality in this singular nonfiction book for young readers.

    The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as the equality amendment, was passed in the years after the Civil War to help protect the rights and freedoms of Black Americans. In the centuries that followed, the amendment grew to protect the rights of women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people as well.

    But in recent years, the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment has shifted dramatically. A series of
    landmark Supreme Court casesranging from abortion to affirmative actionhave rolled back the amendment's guarantees and called into question its usefulness as a tool in the fight for equality. What does
    the future hold for the Fourteenth?

    Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It? The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equality explores how one amendment to the Constitution shape

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