“The Law Library of Congress and the Library of Congress Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement invite you to our 2020 Constitution and Citizenship Day event, “The Bulwark of Freedom”: African-American Members of Congress and the Constitution During Reconstruction, on September 17th at 3 p.m. EDT. This year’s lecture will be an online event and will be given by Michael J. Murphy, a historical publication specialist in the Office of the Historian for the U.S. House of Representatives.  Learn about the lives of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Congress during Reconstruction and the challenges they faced. To register for this lecture, please visit our Eventbrite page.” [h/t Emily Carr]