Amy Stainback Myrick

2 weeks ago | statecourtreport.org | Marcus Gadson |Alicia Bannon |Amy Stainback Myrick |Alexander Wilson

The state’s 55-year-old constitution offers progressive protections like a right to education while retaining elements of state-sponsored efforts to prevent Black progress in the post-Reconstruction era. This essay is part of a 50-state series about the nation’s constitutions. We’ve asked an expert from each state to dive into their constitution, narrate its history, identify its quirks, and summarize its most essential components for our readers.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Amy Stainback Myrick |Alexander Wilson

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