What Were Schools Like at the Time the First Amendment Was Written?
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Jessie Steffan, Staff Attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, ACLU, tells what schools and the educational systems were like when the First Amendment was written.
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