Eric Holder on the 14th Amendment today

We the People

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🗓️ 3 May 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified on July 9, 1868. Last week, the National Constitution Center and the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund co-hosted a daylong symposium commemorating this important anniversary. In this We the People episode, former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., discusses the importance of the 14th Amendment today during the symposium’s keynote conversation. He is joined by Sherilynn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of LDF, and We the People host Jeffrey Rosen. Questions or comments? We would love to hear from you. Contact the We the People team at podcast@constitutioncenter.org The Constitution Center is offering CLE credits for select America’s Town Hall programs! Get more information at constitutioncenter.org/CLE.

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0:00.0	I'm Lana Ulrich, in-house counsel for the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We
0:11.6	the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:15.0	The Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress
0:19.0	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution
0:21.0	among the American people.
0:23.8	This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified on July 9th,
0:29.4	1868.
0:30.4	Last week, the National Constitution Center and the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the
0:34.7	N-W-A-C-P Legal Defense and Education Fund, co-hosted a day-long symposium commemorating
0:40.1	this important anniversary.
0:42.1	In this We The People episode,
0:43.7	former Attorney General Eric Holder
0:45.8	discusses the importance of the 14th Amendment today
0:48.5	during the Symposium's keynote conversation.
0:51.3	He is joined by Cheryl and Eiffel, President and Director Council of
0:54.6	LDF, and We the People Host Jeffrey Rosen. Thank you so much James for co-sponsoring with us this wonderful day of
1:16.2	celebration and learning about the 14th Amendment on its 150th anniversary.
1:21.0	General Holder welcome back to the National Constitution
1:24.0	Center. You were here. You were here last when President Obama, then
1:27.3	candidate Obama, gave his famous race speech. I see. That was a memorable day and it's good to be back.
1:35.0	We're so glad to have you.
1:36.0	So we're here to learn about the 14th Amendment.
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