For the Houston Chronicle, Erik Dempsey suggests that “Frederick Douglass’ take on America’s flawed foundations affords insight into our nation’s real virtues.”
Dr. Dempsey is a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, and assistant director of UT’s Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas. He is also a JMC Fellow.
The iPhone 6 will be released Friday and the country is abuzz with anticipation.
Today marks an arguably even more consequential release date: Sept. 17, 1787, was the day the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention signed the Constitution that would be submitted to the American people for their approval.
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