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Celebrate the Bill of Rights on December 12 at 7 pm
Press Release 路 Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Washington, DC

Celebrate the uniqueness and influence of the Bill of Rights on Thursday, December 12, at 7 pm.  The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the William G. McGowan Theater of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum in Washington, DC, and on the 威尼斯人娱乐场 YouTube channel. Attendees should use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW.  Metro accessible on the Yellow and Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter station. Registration online .   

A panel of scholars and authors will explore the unique history of the U.S. Bill of Rights, and the ways in which it has influenced national constitutions around the world from 1791 to today.  Moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and professor of history at Stanford University, Jack Rakove, panelists include David O. Stewart, attorney and author of Madison鈥檚 Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America;  Constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk, author of The Bill Of Rights: A User鈥檚 Guide; and John D. Bessler, professor of law, University of Baltimore School of Law and adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center.  A book signing of The Bill of Rights: A User鈥檚 Guide will follow the program.  Presented in partnership with The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource).

The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly, among many other rights. The document on permanent display in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom is the passed by Congress in 1789, proposing 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 10 that were ratified became known as the Bill of Rights.

Related online resources:
- eBook and mobile app
- DocsTeach 
Transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights
of the Bill of Rights