# The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress & the Constitution During Reconstruction

Michael J. Murphy, a historical publication specialist in the Office of the Historian for the U.S. House of Representatives gave a Constitution Day presentation on "The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Members of Congress and the Constitution During Reconstruction." He discussed the lives of the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Congress during Reconstruction and the challenges they faced.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2020
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697168/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024697168?play=1)