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Constitution Day – September 17, 2020
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Constitution, Constitution Day, Constitutional Convention, law
September 17 is designated as Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, to memorialize the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the […]
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Reading and Listening Options for Low Vision, Blindness, and Other Physical Limitations
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Technology
| Tagged with blind, low vision
Are you too busy with projects to devote as much time as you’d like to reading? Perhaps you can’t hold a book for very long without your arms getting so […]
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FORWARD INTO LIGHT CAMPAIGN
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Women's History
| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Civil Rights, equality, Forward into Light Campaign, law, Law Library, Voting, women's movement, Women's Suffrage
August 26 marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution giving women the vote. Buildings and landmarks across the country will celebrate by […]
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Centennial Celebration: 19th Amendment
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920, gave women the right to vote. Section 1 reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to […]
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The Declaration of Independence Today
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Black History Month, History and Preservation, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Law Library
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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It’s Okay to NOT Be Okay
Posted about 5 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
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Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with mental health
Absolutely everyone is going through at least something. Most are having to deal with more than one worry. Know this also, just because someone may have it worse than you does not mean your troubles aren't worth concern. You. Are. VALID.
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What Is Juneteenth?
Posted about 5 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 5 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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The Insurrection Act
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
President Donald Trump’s warning to use the Insurrection Act in answer to protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers means the law might be […]
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A Conversation with U.S. Representative John Lewis On Social Justice
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
The following is from the Executive Director of the National Archives Foundation. In this time of civil unrest, calling for social justice and an end to racism, we can all […]
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