My Country – The Fifteenth Amendment On this date in 1870, the Secretary of State certified that the Fifteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, …
Month: March 2017
My Country – Collective Bargaining On March 29, 1938, the Supreme Court required that a railroad company deal with the employee’s union. This meant that an employer had to negotiate in good faith. This eliminated the company union and forced the meeting of employers and employees at the conference table to avoid industrial strife and promote amicable …
My Country – Dorothea Dix On March 28, 1841, Dorothea Dix visited a House of Correction in Massachusetts. Based on the conditions she saw, she led a two-year investigation of the treatment of the insane, all on her own. After the investigation, she gave the information to the Massachusetts legislature. She noted that the insane …
My Country – William H. McCardle William H. McCardle was jailed by the Army for libel, disturbing the peace, inciting insurrection, and impeding reconstruction in the South. He had printed several articles in his newspaper opposing the Reconstruction laws. The military claimed the right to try him under the Reconstruction Act of 1867. As a …