Press Kit
WALKTHROUGH
Protecting some of our most cherished freedoms—religious liberty, free speech, a free press, the freedom of assembly, and the right to petition—the First Amendment is a pillar of democracy and the American way. The gallery offers a fresh perspective on the history of the First Amendment and how it impacts us today.
Artifacts
The 1,500-square-foot exhibit features more than 20 artifacts highlighting all five freedoms,
A Civic Biology textbook
A copy of this textbook was central to the 1925 “Scopes Monkey Trial.” The trial centered on the constitutionality of a state law that banned the teaching of evolution.
Credit: National Constitution Center Collection
Flyer for a Delano Grape Strike demonstration, ca. 1969
This flyer advertises a demonstration supporting the Delano Grape Strike—a labor strike led predominately by Mexican and Filipino grape pickers in Delano, CA.
Credit: National Constitution Center Collection
The Pentagon Papers published in the New York Times
This 1971 issue of the New York Times includes a leaked, top-secret study on the Vietnam War. Its publication was central to the landmark Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States.
Credit: Loan, Freedom Forum’s Newseum Collection
Petition from the women of Utah
This petition, signed by 22,626 women, was sent to Congress in 1875. It asks for “the repeal of certain laws, the enactment of others, and the admission of the Territory of Utah as a State.”
Credit: Frank Amari, Jr.
Inscribed pen gifted to Eugene V. Debs from a labor union
Socialist politician and labor leader Eugene V. Debs received this personalized pen while in prison for violating the Espionage Act in 1920.
Credit: Eugene V. Debs Foundation & Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
CONTACT
Moira Bagley Smith
Communications Director
202-590-6263
msmith@constitutioncenter.org
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
