September 19, 2006

Constitution Day Event September 19

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
6:00 - 8:00 PM

Boston Public Library
Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Copley Square
Boston, MA

PEN New England, ACLU of Massachusetts and the Boston Public Library are marking Constitution Day with an event that will feature leading writers and actors reading from the works of writers, scholars and others whose voices have been, at one time or another, silenced, or they have been excluded from the country.

The program will proceed from the post-World War I Red Scare to the present, including writers who are excluded today based on their ideology. Although the First Amendment enshrines the free exchange of ideas, the United States has a long history of closing its doors to people whose ideas and associations it does not like. Please join us for this very important and timely event.

For more details, visit the Events Calendar.