About This Lesson
In this professional development session, educators will explore the changes that Reconstruction made to the U.S. Constitution, leading to what some scholars referring to the time period as America's “Second Founding”. Join us to learn about the National Constitution Center’s educational framework and online resources to support student learning of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner will join members of the Center's education team to examine the role of the 14th Amendment during Reconstruction. Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University where he specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America.
