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Bill of Rights Legacy
A Wall of Separation between Church and State
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, and Stephen S. Nelson, January 1, 1802. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121)
[Digital ID# us0121]
To Bigotry No Sanction
Letter from Moses Seixas to George Washington, August 17, 1790. Manuscript. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0121_02]
Federal Government Fails to Curb Lynching
Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Walter White, March 19, 1936. Manuscript. NAACP Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121.04.00)
[Digital ID# us0121_04]
Revolution and Change in American Society
Ralph Ellison. The Novel in America, 1958. Typescript with emendations in Ellisons hand. Ralph Ellison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (122.00.01)
Digital ID# us0122_01p1, us0122_01p2; us0122]
Estate of Fanny McConnell Ellison
Separation of Church and State
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Reverend Samuel Miller, January 23, 1808. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (122.01.01)
[Digital ID # us0122_01p4]
President Franklin Roosevelts Four Freedoms
Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Howard Chandler Christy poster, [1942]. Lithographic poster. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (123.01)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-18340]
Ben Franklin and Freedom of the Press under Arrest
Peter Green. [Benjamin Franklin under arrest, ca. 1970–1977]. Ink and graphite drawing with printed overlay. Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (123.02.00)
[Digital ID # http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b31134]
Free Speech Can Not Exist in Principle Only
Abe Fortas. Opinion of the Court in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, February 24, 1969. Printed document. Earl Warren Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (124)
[Digital ID# us0124]
Establishing the Miranda Rights
Earl Warren. Notes concerning the Miranda Decision. Miranda v. Arizona. 1966. Manuscript. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (124.01.02)
[Digital ID # us0124_01p2]
Right to Privacy
Herbert Block. Open Administration, March 19, 1970. Graphite, ink brush, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing, with overlay. Herbert Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Gift of the Herblock Foundation (125.01)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-18341]
A 1970 Herblock Cartoon, Copyright by The Herblock Foundation
Separation of Church and State
Herbert Block. Every Schoolchild Should be Made to Pray Against Government Interference with Private Lives. June 2, 1964. Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing. Herbert Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Gift of the Herblock Foundation (125.02.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-19170]
A 1964 Herblock Cartoon, Copyright by The Herblock Foundation
Due Process of Law
Herbert Block. First the ballot box and next the jury box. It just ain't fair, February 13, 1966. Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing. Herbert Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Gift of the Herblock Foundation (125.03.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-19871]
Creating a National Anthem
Francis Scott Key. Star-Spangled Banner, October 21, 1840. Manuscript. Music Division, Library of Congress (129.00.00)
[Digital ID# http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/vc05112x.jpg]
Taxation without Representation
Clifford K. Berryman. “Taxation without Representation is Just as Objectionable Today as It Was in 1773,” published in the Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), December 16, 1929. Pen and ink drawing. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (129.01.00)
[Digital ID # acd-2a06257]
“Ever read the Bill of Rights, Zonker?”
Garry B. Trudeau. “Ever read the Bill of Rights, Zonker?” in Doonesbury. Published August 13, 1989. Drawing on lined paper, ink, Whiteout, and pencil. Garry B. Trudeau Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Copyright 1989, Universal Press Syndicate and G.B. Trudeau. (123.03.00)
America’s “New Security”
Herblock (Herbert Block). The New Security, ca. 1971. Ink drawing. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (129.02.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.24341]
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