History glossary
equal protection
the constitutional principle that government must provide people equal protection of the laws.
- Category
- Civil rights
- Region
- United States
- Date range
- Modern
What it means
The constitutional principle that government must provide people equal protection of the laws.
Stories using this term
The American Civil War and the Abolition of Slavery
The American Civil War determined the survival of the Union and led to the abolition of slavery, fundamentally reshaping the United States.
The Ottoman Empire
From a small frontier principality in Anatolia, the Ottomans built a multiethnic empire across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa before reform, nationalism, and world war ended imperial rule.
The Civil Rights Movement
From school desegregation to Montgomery, Selma and Memphis, organised communities challenged racial exclusion and transformed American democracy.
