Identity: The Shaping of Pauli Murray and the Fourteenth Amendment
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Clay, Robert
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy
- Abstract
- The US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment has been the basis for an abundance of civil liberties and rights that are cherished by Americans. Although it is currently considered one of the most impactful amendments, that has not always been the case. For decades, the Court’s interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment was so narrow that it was rendered effectively useless. The work of one person helped to fundamentally shift American jurisprudence to allow for a more expansive reading of the Amendment: Pauli Murray. I argue that it was Murray’s identity, and in-betweenness, that influenced her interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. In fact, at a time when her interpretation seemed outlandish, Murray was convinced of the obvious nature of her intuitive understanding that the American Constitution was powerful enough to protect her, regardless of her identity.
- Date of publication
- March 22, 2024
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- Global Africana Review
- Journal volume
- 8
- Journal issue
- 1
- Page start
- 31
- Page end
- 41
- Language
- English
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