Amend: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Story of Inclusion in America

By Victoria Bassetti

Based on the star-studded Netflix series debuting in September 2020, the riveting story of the fight for equality

Equality. Citizenship. Due process. The Founding Fathers never imagined a nation where these rights would belong to everyone. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in the aftermath of the Civil War, changed all that--sparking a radical vision of an inclusive America, where all citizens enjoyed equal protection of the law, and setting the stage for the most important and contentious political experiment the world has ever seen.

Based on noted filmmaker Robe Imbriano's extraordinary six-part Netflix series, featuring an all-star cast led by Will Smith, Amend chronicles the remarkable story of the Constitution "fix" at the heart of the struggle for equal rights for African Americans in the nineteeth century, which became the basis for the battle for racial equality, women's equality, marriage equality, and immigrant rights today. This highly accessible account combines brief narrative text with riveting interview excerpts and stunning documentary photographs, bringing the essential story to life in book form.

Featuring an extensive introductory historical essay by award-winning constitutional scholar Garrett Epps and chapters covering the full historical journey of the Fourteenth Amendment, Amend explores 150 years' worth of battles in our homes, streets, and courtrooms, to show how the fulfillment of "equal protection" is one of the great unfinished projects of American history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620975823
• ISBN13: 9781620975824
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 256 Pages