Constitution Day 2009

 
 

^{(photos: Top left : Leslieann Thomas; Top right: Dan Nelson; Bottom Left: Leslie Lindsey introduces the program with quotes and music; Bottom right: Michelle Mata)}
Thursday, September 17th
2:30pm | MCL Auditorium
"The Courage of Your Convictions: A History of Dissent and Democracy in the United States.”

The program celebrated Americans who have shaped the understanding of patriotism and civic engagement in the U.S.  Information was presented in a multi-media format, which included readings, video and audio. Students who volunteered to present at the 2009 Constitution Day Program:  Michelle Mata, Jessica Camp, Leslieann Thomas, Melba Chance, Monica Alfaro, Christina Wagoner, Lesley Regalado, Ward Sheeder, Milan KC, Ankitha Palaparthi, Dan Nelson, Kristal Archie, Elisa Perkins, Ijeoma Mbachu, Greg Michna, and Leslie Lindsey.  The program was organized by Leslie Lindsey and Bridgette Piatt.

Podcasts of the program are available below.  Right click and save to your computer to play.

Introduction Clip1.mp3
      Excerpts from "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson, 1776
      Excerpts from "Resistance to Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau, 1868
      Excerpts from "The Problem is Civil Obedience" by Howard Zinn, 1980

Civil Rights, Pt. 1 Clip2.mp3
      Excerpt from "The Last Speech (Up to the Mountain)" by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968
      "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth, 1851
      Excerpt from "Declarations of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls Convention" by Elizabeth Cady Staton, 1848
      Excerpt from "Speech at Pennsylvania Hall" by Angelina Grimke Weld, 1838

Civil Rights, Pt. 2 Clip3.mp3
      Excerpt from "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" by Frederick Douglass, 1852
      Excerpt from "The Ten Point Program" by the Black Panthers Party
      Excerpt from "Address to the Commonwealth Club of California" by Cesar Chavez, 1980

War and Peace Clip4.mp3 
      Excerpt from "Trip to Washington DC" by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, 1879
      "On Behalf of the Industrial Army" by Jacob Coxey, 1896
      Excerpt from "Patriotism: a Menace to Liberty" by Emma Goldman, 1908

Modern Dissent Clip5.mp3
      "Do We Really Need to Relearn the Lessons of Japanese-American Internment?" by Fred Korematsu, 2004
      Excerpt from "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" by the United Nations General Assembly, 2006
      "Liberty Song" by Dan Nelson
      Excerpt from "Is There an Army Cover Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?" by Ann Wright, 2008

What's Next? Clip6.mp3
      Excerpt from "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Joe Trippi, 2008
      "The People Yes" by Carl Sandburg, 1934

The Department of History and Government, the Office of Intercultural Services, the TWU Student Senate and the College of Arts and Sciences sponsored TWU’s Constitution Day celebration.