

his newest book which was released a couple of weeks ago is "the second founding: how the civil war and reconstruction remade the constitution." our moderators this evening, it's great pleasure to welcome back manisha sinha, draper chair in american history at the university of connecticut and the slush and your fellow at the ratcliffe institute at harvard university. Supreme Court and certain states to undermine these amendments, as well as efforts to undermine the lawful right for all citizens to vote and enjoy full citizenship. Constitution and the historical efforts by the U.S.

he's also the author of numerous books on the history of race relations in america and has been awarded the pulitzer prize, the bancroft prize, and 2015 the american history book prize right here at new york historical society for his book gateway tori freedom. The book recounts the history of the Reconstruction era amendments to the U.S. And a serve as president of three major historical associations, the organization of american historians, the american historical association and the society of american historians.
