What is Freedom? Katzenbach v. Morgan Under the Microscope

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the federal government confronted anew the fundamental question: what is freedom? The abolition of slavery was only the most obvious transformation, but hardly the only one. In this lecture, professor Rick Tepker explores the fate of civil rights in the Reconstruction period and beyond, looking at the Supreme Court cases which in fact would undermine the enfranchisement of African Americans for generations.