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Creating the United States Constitution
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Convention and Ratification
New York Parade to Support the New Federal Constitution
Order of procession, in honor of the Constitution of the United States . . . by order of the Committee of Arrangements, Richard Platt, chairman, July 23 [1788]. New York: 1788. Printed broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (68.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0068_02]
Alexander Hamilton Defends the New Constitution
[Alexander Hamilton]. Number LXVIII. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution. 2 vols. New York: J. and A. McLean, 1788. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (66.01.00)
[Digital ID # us0066_01]
Federal Constitution Ratified by Virginia
“Ratification of the New Constitution by the Convention of Virginia” in Supplement to the Independent Journal, July 2, 1778. New York: J. and A. McLean. Broadside. Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (071.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0071_03]
James Madison Defends the Constitution
[James Madison]. Number XIV. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution. 2 vols. New York: J. and A. McLean, 1788. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (066.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0066_02]
Madison Responds to Paterson’s New Jersey Plan
James Madison. Notes of Debates in the Federal Constitutional Convention, June 16, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (059.00.02)
[Digital ID # us0059p3]
Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia
William Birch. “Back of the State House, Philadelphia,” from The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, As it Appeared in the Year 1800. . . . Etching. Philadelphia: 1800, restrike printed in 1840. Marian S. Carson Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (055.02.00)
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Philadelphia, Birthplace of the Constitution
A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent with a Perspective View of the State House. Philadelphia: N[icholas] Scull and G[eorge] Heap; L[awrence] Hebert sculpt., 1752. Hand colored engraved map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (055.01.00)
[Digital ID # ct000294]
Creating the United States Constitution
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Constitution Legacy
Widespread Interest in the Founding Documents
De Constitutie. Gedrukt by Order de Federal Committee in de Stad van Albany. Albany, New York: Charles Webster, 1788. Law Library, Library of Congress (117.00.01)
[Digital ID#us0117_01; us0117_02]
Widespread Interest in the Founding Documents
Constitution Fédérale Pour La Confédération Suisse, September 12, 1848. Printed pamphlet. Berne?: ca. 1848. General Collections, Library of Congress (117.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0117_02p2]
Opponents of ERA Protest in Front of White House
Warren K. Leffler. [Demonstrators opposed to the ERA in front of the White House], February 4, 1977. Photograph. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (116.03.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-01952]
Scrapbook Shows Women Seeking Equal Rights
Elizabeth Smith Miller. Scrapbook, 1910–1911. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (119.00.07)
[Digital ID# pg. 82: http://memory.loc.gov/service/rbc/rbcmil/scrpbk7/0081.jpg
Pg. 83: http://memory.loc.gov/service/rbc/rbcmil/scrpbk7/0082.jpg]
Supreme Court Upholds Cherokee Dispossession
Smith Thompson. Dissenting Opinion in Cherokee Nation vs. The State of Georgia, [1831]. Manuscript. Smith Thompson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (118.01.00)
[Digital ID # us0118_01]
Attempt to Dissolve the Union
“Passed unanimouslyat 1:15 o’clock, p.m., December 20, 1860. An ordinance to dissolve the Union. . . .” Charleston Mercury Extra, December 20, 1860. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Gift of Alfred Whital Stern, 1953 (120.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0120]
“Your Right to Vote is Your Opportunity to Protect.”
Think American Institute. “Your Right to Vote is Your Opportunity to Protect, Over Here the Freedoms for which American Fight Over There.” Rochester, New York: Kelly Read, ca.1943. Offset lithograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (120.02.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-19168]
NAACP Urges Everyone to Register and Vote
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. At the Ballot Box, Everyone is Equal: Register and Vote: Join the NAACP, [1970-1980]. Poster. Gary Yanker Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (120.03.00)
[Digital ID# http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g05532]
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