Constitution Day may be a relatively new holiday, but it is an important one, according to a guest column in The Oregonian written by Professor Nick Buccola.
The holiday originated in 2004 and requires that all educational institutions receiving federal funds must “observe the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution on or around Sept. 17 by providing some way for students to deepen their understanding of the Constitution.”
Read Buccola’s entire column, “Don’t forget to celebrate Constitution Day: Guest Opinion.”
Buccola, associate professor of political science and chair of the Linfield political science department, is the founding director of the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield College.
His book, The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty, has garnered praise for its relevancy and insight. It was published by New York University Press in 2012, and highlights the life of Douglass, a slave who became one of the most influential activists and orators of the 19th century.
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