Civics 101 - How Black Americans Fought Exclusion

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:42:00 -0400

⁣Black Americans didn't wait for the government to give us
rights. From the moment we were excluded from the Constitution, we began
fighting to be included. This resistance took many forms, and it started
immediately.

Legal Challenges to Constitutional Exclusion

Even before Dred Scott, Black Americans were going to court
to claim constitutional rights.