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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers.
The Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment by 
The Amendment That Refused to Die: Equality and Justice Deferred: The History of the Fourteenth Amendment by 
Amendment XIV: Citizenship For All by 
Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869 by 
Conscience and the Constitution: History, Theory, and Law of the Reconstruction Amendments by 
Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America by 
The Fourteenth Amendment: From Political Principle to Judicial Doctrine by The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights by 
Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment by 
No Easy Walk to Freedom: Reconstruction and the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by No State Shall Abridge: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights by 
The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment by 
Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty by The Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by The Reconstruction Amendments' Debates: The Legislative History and Contemporary Debates in Congress on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments by 
We the People: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court by 
The Reconstruction Amendments by 
The Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Under the Law by 
