On Crimes and Punishments (1764) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for On Crimes and Punishments (1764)

#OnThisDay in 1738, Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria is born. His book, “On Crimes and Punishments,” impacted American law makers in the post-revolutionary era.

Read an excerpt in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/IBsC50YpQGO

Freedmen’s Bureau Bill, “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” (1865) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for Freedmen’s Bureau Bill, “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” (1865)

#OnThisDay in 1865, Congress passes the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill. The bill dramatically expanded federal authority and raised constitutional questions about confiscation.

Read it in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/KNak50Yn5Ct

The Souls of Black Folk (“Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others”) (1903) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for The Souls of Black Folk (“Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others”) (1903)

#OnThisDay, W.E.B. DuBois is born. Visit the #FoundersLibrary to read “The Souls of Black Folk,” written by DuBois in 1903. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Text stating Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting, with a faded portrait of a woman in vintage clothing in the background.

#OnThisDay Susan B. Anthony is born in 1820. After registering to vote and casting her ballot, Anthony was arrested and charged with election fraud.

In the #FoundersLibrary, read her remarks following the ordeal: https://ow.ly/gVix50YcojF

Speech for the “One Hundred Percent Wrong Club” Banquet (1956) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for Speech for the “One Hundred Percent Wrong Club” Banquet (1956)

In January 1956, Brooklyn Dodgers president and team manager Branch Rickey delivers a speech on the process of integrating Major League Baseball.

Read an excerpt from the speech in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/uI8E50XNhsa

“Freedom of Speech” (1918) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for “Freedom of Speech” (1918)

#OnThisDay in 1885, judicial philosopher and civil rights advocate Zechariah Chafee Jr. is born.

Read his thoughts on free speech in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/R1XH50XAizm

United States of America v. Susan B. Anthony: Closing Arguments (1873) | Constitution Center National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for United States of America v. Susan B. Anthony: Closing Arguments (1873)

#OnThisDay in 1872, a deputy U.S. marshal arrests Susan B. Anthony for voting in that year’s presidential election.

In the #FoundersLibrary, read her statement from her trial the following year: https://ow.ly/zgFk50Xnn06

President John Adams is born #OnThisDay in 1735.

In 1776, he penned “Thoughts on Government.” Read it now in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/c7EJ50XbZ5K

#OnThisDay in 1870, Roscoe Pound is born. Pound was dean of the Harvard Law School, and a pioneering scholar of the new “sociological jurisprudence.”

Explore his writing in the #FoundersLibrary: https://ow.ly/i2Al50XbZ3x

Platform Adopted by National Negro Committee (1909) National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for Platform Adopted by National Negro Committee (1909)

#OnThisDay in 1909 the NAACP is founded. Visit the #FoundersLibrary to read their platform, adopted to advance their cause for immediate recognition of Black people’s full constitutional rights. #BlackHistoryMonth

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