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Created Equal

Season 1 Episode 3 | 53m 11s

The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” didn’t make it into the Constitution in 1787. It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war, before the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right and gave the federal government the power to enforce it.

Aired: 05/20/13 | Expires: 03/31/28
Funding is provided by U.S. Bank Wealth Management, Anne Ray Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Shearman & Sterling LLP, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
Extras
Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years.
Examine what most consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the Bill of Rights.
Explore the Constitution’s most striking feature: its resilient brand of federalism.
Host Peter Sagal travels across the country to find the U.S. Constitution.
Take a sneak peak at CONSTUTITUION USA's "A More Perfect Union."
Examine a key feature of the Constitution: the Bill of Rights.
Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years.
When the Equal Rights Amendment didn't pass, Title IX changed the future for women.
Sandy Levinson talks about why he believes the Constitution is responsible for gridlock.
Hit the road with Peter Sagal for a look at CONSTITUTION USA.
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