Reply #25: America's Constitution: A Biography

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On Sunday, December 11 at 11:15 pm
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America's Constitution: A Biography
Akhil Reed Amar

In "America's Constitution: A Biography" Akhil Reed Amar examines the language used throughout the document and the effect it has on the country today. Mr. Amar, of Yale Law School, dissects each article and amendment of the Constitution to get a better understanding of America's involvement with slavery, the shaping of the Supreme Court and the separation of powers between the three branches of government. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Akhil Reed Amar is the author of "The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction" and has written for The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times on constitutional issues. He has been a member of the Yale Law School faculty since 1985.

Publisher: Random House 1545 Broadway New York, NY 10019