The 15th Amendment was the third and final constitutional change of Reconstruction, hailed then and since as a profound leap in American democracy. And though the story of its deliberation, enactment, and enforcement illustrates its great potential impact, many of those possibilities were only realized in the mid-20th century by the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement.

Among teachers who readily embrace the excitement and challenge of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, those dubbed the “Long-Haulers” inspire the most wonder.