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The First Amendment: Why freedom of the press was revolutionary then and now
Assistant Professor of Journalism Autumn Linford studies journalism history and said the Founding Fathers’ vision of America would not have come to be without freedom of the press.
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Auburn students witness constitutional law in action at U.S. Court of Appeals
Five students from the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts recently attended an oral argument in a landmark case at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta on Feb. 12.
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AHA! Moments: Alabama Historical Association connects our pasts for a better future
The Alabama Historical Association, which Auburn has helped lead for generations, believes every story in the state creates the patchwork fabric of our past upon which the future comes into focus.
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Professor Melissa Blair answers: Was the Revolution revolutionary for women?
Blair, professor and chair of Auburn’s Department of History, delivered a presentation that emphasized how women were not passive bystanders to the Revolution.