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Zoe Lofgren: The 14th Amendment was adopted and the citizenship clause was included as the very first sentence of that amendment to…

On the recordApril 28, 2015
The 14th Amendment was adopted and the citizenship clause was included as the very first sentence of that amendment to repudiate Dred Scott.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren explains the purpose of the 14th Amendment in correcting past injustices.

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