The Bill of Rights in Pictures.(Brief Article)

Nieman Reports | December 22, 1999 | Copyright

This year the United States has been observing the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. While these rights, incorporated in the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution in 1791, provide many basic freedoms --notably freedom of speech and the press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, the right to petition government for the redress of grievances, and the right to a fair and speedy trial--other liberties have subsequently been brought under constitutional protection, especially racial and sexual equality. With a keen sense that the constitutional protections for life, ...

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