Film, Video The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction

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Title

  • The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction

Summary

  • Michael J. Murphy, a historical publication specialist in the Office of the Historian for the U.S. House of Representatives gave a Constitution Day presentation on "The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress and the Constitution During Reconstruction." He discussed the lives of the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Congress during Reconstruction and the challenges they faced.

Event Date

  • September 17, 2020

Running Time

  • 1 hours 41 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction. 2020. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9468/.

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(2020) The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9468/.

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The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction. 2020. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9468/>.