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The Declaration of Independence Today
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Black History Month, History and Preservation, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
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On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. However, the legal separation from England actually happened on July 2, 1776, when the delegates […]
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What Is Juneteenth?
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Day, Holiday, Independence Day, Juneteenth
News of Slavery’s End Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is the oldest national celebration of slavery’s end in the United States. On June 19, 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger […]
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No Quarter to Citizens?
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Book Reviews, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Law Library, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton
On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]
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Law Day 2020
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Constitution, law, Law Day, Law Library, May 1, Representative democracy, rule of law, Vote, Women's Suffrage
What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law in the United […]
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A Glimpse at Virginia’s Organized Woman Suffrage Movement: Part I
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
This is the first post in a two part series on the fight for woman suffrage in Virginia. Stay tuned as we commemorate the centennial of the 19th amendment’s passage. […]
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