2. Fifty Superseded state statutes — before and after the Civil War — for primary resources of changing state laws regarding election law, voter rights, emancipation and equal rights…
8. Citizenship and voting rights ….. part of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement — and we’ve got Supreme Court analysis and Constitutional law books for you….
For a quick overview — you can’t beat a Nutshell! And for a deep focus, check out this title by Professor Rivers. Both eBooks are available at NYLI….
9. Let’s not overlook Entrepreunership and the economic freedom it brings….
Something to contemplate as you attend Holiday Office parties and tree trimmings….. On December 5, 1933, the 18th Amendment – popularly known as “Prohibition,” was repealed… The 21st Amendment is the only one that repeals a previous amendment. Additionally, it is the the only time an amendment was sent out for ratification by state conventions…
Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County… But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!
Regina Anderson Andrews was a true Renaissance woman — a writer, salon doyenne and librarian. And, she was instrumental in the rebirth of interest in African-American culture… that has become known as the Harlem Renaissance…. Celebrate the life of Regina Andrews Anderson — by learning more about her life by exploring The New York Law…
It’s March, which means it is officially Women’s History Month.… so many great women to celebrate, in so many different roles, all who helped shape the world we are living in….
General… President (our Country’s first)… George Washington’s reputation often resides in his role in the American Revolution… As his eulogist famously noted, Washington was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen” Washington’s leadership was a deciding factor in the defeat of the British, a first for the Empire…
