"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
-T. Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fear and loathing among "the landed citizenry" (white men only in most places) that followed the ratification of the 13th,14th and 15th Amendments occurred as well as the 19th. The backlash is still occurring over a century later
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
-T. Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fear and loathing among "the landed citizenry" (white men only in most places) that followed the ratification of the 13th,14th and 15th Amendments occurred as well as the 19th. The backlash is still occurring over a century later