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Article: Giving lessons on liberty: Betsy Ross, death penalty foe shine light on Constitution.
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- Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2007
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Byline: Holly Hollman
Sep. 20--Betsy Ross and a death penalty opponent spoke in Athens this week.
That may sound like an odd pairing.
Huntsville attorney Bruce Gardner spoke Monday about the death penalty during an event at Athens State University.
Betsy Ross spoke Wednesday to Cowart Elementary second-graders about sewing the country's flag.
That combination of speakers isn't as strange as it first sounds once it's known that this is Constitution Week, a time to increase the public's understanding and knowledge of the document and that period in history.
"This is a living, breathing document that our founders ...