Michigan Journal of Race and Law Volume 25 2020 Symbolism and the Thirteenth Amendment: The Injury of Exposure to Governmentally Endorsed Symbols of Racial Superiority Edward H. Kyle St. John’s University School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjrl Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Constitutional Law Commons, Courts Commons, and the Law and Race Commons Recommended Citation Edward H. Kyle, Symbolism and the Thirteenth Amendment: The Injury of Exposure to Governmentally Endorsed Symbols of Racial Superiority, 25 MICH. J. RACE & L. 77 (2019). Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjrl/vol25/iss1/5 https://doi.org/10.36643/mjrl.25.1.thirteenth This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Michigan Journal of Race and Law by an authorized editor of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SYMBOLISM AND THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT: THE INJURY OF EXPOSURE TO GOVERNMENTALLY ENDORSED SYMBOLS OF RACIAL SUPERIORITY By Edward H. Kyle III J.D., St. John’s University School of Law 2019 Acknowledgment: I would like to acknowledge the guidance of Prof. John Q. Barrett in the drafting of this Article and my wife, Christine, and daughter, Gracie Lou, for their love and support during its creation. Table of Contents Table of Authorities..............................................................................78 I. Introduction: The Case of Moore v. Bryant................................81 II. Article III Standing and the Badges of Slavery...........................85 A.