Topic: Declaration of Independence

Martin Luther King Jr. remembered

January 21, 2013 |

2013 is the 50th Anniversary of his “I have A Dream” Speech, and is the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Washington, D.C. – As far as black Americans were concerned, the nation’s response to Brown was agonizingly slow, and neither state legislatures nor the Congress seemed willing to help their cause along.

Finally, President John F. Kennedy recognized that only a strong civil rights bill would put teeth into the drive to secure equal protection of the laws for African Americans.

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Dr. Mark Green talks to residents and veterans at Uffelman Estates

July 7, 2012 |

Clarksville, TN – Republican State Senate Candidate Dr. Mark Green celebrated the Fourth of July with the residents of Uffelman Estates Senior Independent Living Community.

Dr. Green stressed the importance of this momentous day, the 236th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Green stated, “As we celebrate this date with rockets and fireworks we should reflect on the incredible gift we were given.  Freedom.”

Dr. Mark Green Speaks at Uffelman Estate

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APSU professor’s novel to be on display at Library of Congress

September 3, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – If you’re in Washington, D.C., later this fall and you happen to stop by the Library of Congress to get a look at an early draft of the Declaration of Independence or an original Gutenberg Bible, be sure to keep your eyes out for a copy of “The Baker’s Boy,” a novel by Austin Peay State University professor Barry Kitterman.

The book will be on display inside the world’s largest library, with more than 22 million catalogued books, as part of the newly established Peace Corps Writers Collection.

Austin Peay State University professor Barry Kitterman

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Celebrating the Fourth on the Fifth

By Frazier Allen | July 3, 2010 |

This year, for the thirty-third time since the nation began celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th will fall on a Sunday, which means parades and other events will likely occur on Monday, July 5th. In an era when most holidays have been engineered to occur on Mondays – making for several long weekends during the course of the year – shifting the date doesn’t seem particularly controversial. It hasn’t always been that way.

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