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Archive: July 2020 (2 Posts)

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When the Former Vice President of the Confederacy Debated Civil Rights with an African American Congressman

Posted by: Robert Brammer

On January 6, 1874, Robert B. Elliot, an African American representative, from South Carolina debated a landmark civil rights bill on the floor of Congress against the former vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander Stephens. Robert B. Elliott served as a prominent delegate to the 1868 South Carolina State Constitutional Convention and was later elected to the …

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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Happy Fourth of July – What Did the British Think about the Declaration of Independence?

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post is coauthored by Nathan Dorn, rare book curator, and Robert Brammer, chief of the Office of External Relations The Fourth of July is a perfect time to read the Declaration of Independence that not only heralded the American Revolution, but also provided the most powerful and enduring formulation of the American aspirations for freedom and equality. …

Posted in: Law Library