| We begin this week’s curation with S. Adam Seagrave’s new essay in our 1776 Series, which argues that the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. has a strong antecedent in American history. Seagrave notes that “the King-led African American civil rights movement of the 1960s was more like the American Revolutionary movement of the eighteenth century than it was like any other twentieth-century rights movement.” Remaining in early America, John Berlau explores George Washington’s capacious view of religious liberty, as is evidenced by his recognition of Moses Seixas and the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island. Berlau recounts Washington’s now famous letter, in which Washington laid out the central principles undergirding the American understanding of religious liberty: “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.” Staying on the subject of our nation’s first commander-in-chief, at RealClearHistory Jon Caroulis explores the history behind City Tavern, an establishment George Washington regularly frequented while staying in Philadelphia. Turning to today, many notable individuals such as Robert George of Princeton University, Peter Wood of the National Association of Scholars, and Charlie Copeland of ISI have signed a letter decrying cancel culture and the growing rejection of free speech in America. The signers contend that “we must renounce ideological blacklisting and recommit ourselves to steadfastly defending freedom of speech and passionately promoting robust civil discourse.” Professor Emeritus James Staddon of Duke University responds to Duke President Vincent E. Price’s statement on racism. He argues that while discussing racial progress and justice is important, “they are tangential to our stated purpose: Eruditio et Religio, or, Matthew Arnold’s study of ‘the best that has been thought and said’ or, more prosaically, ‘teaching and research.’” Original Posts S. Adam Seagrave, RealClearPublicAffairs Throughout the Stamp Act crisis of the 1760s—the “Prologue to Revolution,” according to to the title of historian Edmund S. Morgan’s... In the News Bernard J. Dobski, American Mind Jack D. Warren, American Revolution Institute Jonathan Butcher, Daily Signal John Berlau, National Review Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times Robert M. Gates, Foreign Affairs Faith Karimi, CNN Peter Wood & Pete Peterson, Washington Times Jayne Orenstein, Washington Post David Bobb, Jessica Culver, & Christopher Evans, Education Dive John Staddon, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Ellen Gamerman, Wall Street Journal Theodore Dalrymple, Law & Liberty Wilfred McClay, Allen Guelzo, Peter Wood, et al., Newsweek Michael DiMatteo, RealClearPublicAffairs Richard Lim & Siraj Hashmi, Hashing it Out Richard Lim, the host of "This American President" podcast, explains the historical importance of the office of vice president... Henry C. Clark, Liberty Fund Books Henry C. Clark teaches at Clemson University. He has written two books and numerous articles, mainly on the French and Scottish... United States Courts The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in 2020 brings to mind vintage photos of white-clad suffragists wearing sashes as they marched for the vote... Mary Patterson, Bill of Rights Institute BRIdge to the Past: Art Across U.S. History is a new YouTube series for students that explores an important historic image... Merrill Eisenhower Atwater & Richard Lim, This American President Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, great-grandson of Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the life and legacy of the 34th president.... Victor Davis Hanson & Rick Graber, Bradley Foundation Victor Davis Hanson is a prolific scholar, writer, and speaker who’s extensively analyzed social and political movements today... Chris Flannery, American Story More than 4 million visitors come to Arlington National Cemetery every year from across America and around the world... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories Last night's prime-time lineup for opening night in the Democrats' 2020 virtual convention began with a female senator from Minnesota ... The Democratic National Convention begins today, and what a strange exercise it will be during our pandemic-induced lockdown. Twenty years ... It's Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, the day of the week when I reprise an instructive or inspirational quotation. Today's comes ... | 
