African American Constitutional Visionaries

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🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In commemoration of Black History Month, this week we’re sharing the courageous stories and legendary lives of African American constitutional visionaries throughout history—including well-known figures like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, as well as some lesser-known but groundbreaking figures like Monroe Trotter and Pauli Murray. We highlight their fights to bring about constitutional change, from abolition and suffrage to the civil rights and voting rights movements and beyond. Judge Theodore McKee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and professor Theodore M. Shaw of UNC Law, former director-counsel of the NAACP, join host Jeffrey Rosen. Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and welcome to We
0:09.0	the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:12.4	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit
0:16.2	chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the
0:20.0	Constitution among the American people.
0:23.0	Today's episode highlights African American constitutional
0:27.0	visionaries will explore their lives, legacies,
0:31.0	and constitutional values from the fight for abolition to the civil rights movement,
0:37.0	and I am joined by two of America's leading constitutional visionaries and great friends of the National
0:42.4	Constitution Center.
0:44.0	Professor Ted Shaw is Julius L. Chambers, distinguished professor of law and director of the
0:49.4	UNC Center for Civil Rights.
0:52.2	He is the author of many works including the
0:53.9	introduction to the Ferguson report of the United States Department of Justice
0:57.7	Civil Rights Division. He worked for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund for
1:01.9	over 26 years and was its fifth director council.
1:07.0	Professor Shaw, it is wonderful to have you back on the show.
1:10.0	Wonderful to be with you, Jeffrey.
1:12.0	And Judge Ted McGee has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1994.
1:19.0	He served as Chief Judge from 2010 to 2016.
1:24.4	His previous service includes work
1:27.4	as a state trial judge, chair of the Pennsylvania
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