"The more educated you are, the more likely you are to be civically engaged." — Robert Pondiscio, Fordham Foundation. Civic literacy is fundamental to the functioning of the American democratic republic. It requires knowledge of our Constitution, its history, and its values, as they have evolved and changed over time....
Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO, speaks on "The Second Founding of the Constitution." (The video starts at the 11:14 point in the recorded livestream.)
Visit the Conversations on Rights and Justice at the National Archives Revisit the National Archives celebration of the 225th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights and hear Congressman John Lewis speak to the meaning of the Bill of Rights to the Modern Civil Rights Movement.