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[https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/12 by EJI] | [https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/12 by EJI] | ||
On May 12, 1898, the State of Louisiana adopted a new constitution with numerous restrictive provisions intended to exclude African American men from civic participation. At this time in the U.S., women of all races remained barred from voting, while Black men had recently gained the right to vote under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. | On May 12, 1898, the State of Louisiana adopted a new constitution with numerous restrictive provisions intended to exclude African American men from civic participation. At this time in the U.S., women of all races remained barred from voting, while Black men had recently gained the right to vote under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. | ||
=====The Constitution in the 100-Mile Border Zone===== | |||
[https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-zone by ACLU 21/8/14 ACLU] | |||
According to the government, however, these basic constitutional principles do not apply fully at our borders. For example, at border crossings (also called "ports of entry"), federal authorities do not need a warrant or even suspicion of wrongdoing to justify conducting what courts have called a "routine search," such as searching luggage or a vehicle. | |||
