The Second Founding and the First Amendment

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Nov 15

“This Article makes a novel contribution to the literature regarding the Second Founding by centering enslaved persons’ voices as constitutional actors whose views on freedom of speech matter.”

— William M. Carter Jr.

William M. Carter Jr., The Second Founding and the First Amendment, 99 Texas Law Review 1065 (2021)

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