In 1868, three years after slavery was abolished, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted, granting equal protection under the law to every born and naturalized U.S. citizen."That’s radical. In 10,000 years of human history, that's radical," says Van Jones. | Big Think Science

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The 14th Amendment was a watershed moment in American constitutional history. But as William J. Watkins explains, it did not stop with protecting the fundamental rights tied to the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Over time, courts expanded their meaning to incorporate the entire Bill of Rights against the states and to justify doctrines that shift decision-making away from the people, their legislatures, and state courts. Americans were told nothing would change. The question is how much has changed s