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BILL OF RIGHTS DAY
Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Book Reviews, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Bill of Rights, Bill Of Rights Day, Eleanor Roosevelt, George Mason, James Madison, law, Law Library, Nazi Germany, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Harry S Truman, U.S. Constitution, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Declaration of Rights, Virginia General Assembly, World War II
Presidential Proclamation On November 27, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation designating December 15 as Bill of Rights Day. The proclamation read in part: The first ten amendments, […]
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Celebrate the 19th Amendment
Posted about 5 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Elections, Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Women's History
| Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, elections, Law Library, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights
Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]
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