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Grossmont College students
and faculty observed “Constitution Day” in
September with lectures, handouts and a movie
recognizing the cornerstone document of the
United States government.
The highlight of the
event was the screening of a movie, “Good Night
and Good Luck,” about CBS newsman Edward R.
Murrow and his confrontation with Sen. Joseph
McCarthy who, as chairman of the House
Un-American Activities Committee in the early
1950s, challenged constitutional freedoms with
widespread accusations that named Americans as
Communist Party members. The movie screening
was sponsored by Political Science, Economy and
History Departments.
Copies of the
Constitution were handed out in the Student
Center, and the Political Science, History and
Economics departments featured lectures on the
role of the Constitution.
“Constitution Day,”
sponsored by West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd,
became law last year and requires primary,
secondary, and post-secondary schools in the
country to “provide students with an increased
awareness and appreciation for this important
document of freedom.”
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