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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 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 
