FEATURES
The Graphic Life of John Lewis
The civil rights icon and 15-term congressman reaches a new constituency with a comic book–style memoir
by Gene Seymour
Correcting the Constitution
Was the Bill of Rights necessary?
by Richard Brookhiser
Freedom’s Dream Deferred
The backlash against Reconstruction put the promises of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments on hold
by Eric Foner
‘How Long Must We Wait?’
Alice Paul wanted to get women the vote, so she took her demands straight to the top
by J.D. Zahniser
In Pursuit of Justice
10 Supreme Court decisions that defined civil rights
by Allison Torres Burtka
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
American Mosaic
Cameo
Caresse Crosby, free-spirited inventor
Encounter
Buffalo Bill at Queen Victoria’s command
Interview
Civil rights organizer Bernard Lafayette
Game On
Women win big with Title IX
Déjà Vu
Does disarmament work?
Editor’s Note
Reviews
Top Bid
Campaign kitsch
Originally published in the December 2015 issue of American History magazine. Subscribe to American History magazine here.
