Chautauqua Lecture Series
The Rare Few Times the Constitution Has Been Amended
Educational, 18-Aug-2020
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
In Martha Jones’ second time at Chautauqua this season, she discusses the Nineteenth Amendment.
Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and professor of history at The Johns Hopkins University, and a legal and cultural historian. In a week exploring how the history of the Constitution impacts contemporary American society, Jones will discuss the rare few times the Constitution has been amended.
This program is made possible by the Edward L. Anderson Jr. Foundation, Inc.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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