Fiber cement. Fiber cement siding is made from a mixture of sand, Portland cement, water, and cellulose that is steam heated and formed into planks. The result is a durable product that is resistant to damage, rot and insects.
After making its way through the District Courts, the Brown case went to the Supreme Court. In 1954, sixty years after Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that âseparate but equalâ was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in America.The amendmentread, âNeither slavery nor involuntary servitudeâ¦shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.â.everal Democrats abstained, but the 13th Amendment was sent to the states for ratification, which came in December 1865. With the passage of the amendment, the institution that had indelibly shaped American history was eradicated.