The Foundational Documents of American Democracy – A Public Reading
11 a.m. at the Vienna Community Center
Celebrate and honor Independence Day with Vienna’s third, public, round-robin reading of the foundational documents of American democracy. All are welcome to join in as participants go around the room, taking turns reading several lines of each document at a time. Bound copies of the documents will be provided to all readers. Documents read will include "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?," Fairfax Resolves, Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, and, of course, the Liberty Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th and 19th amendments to the United States Constitution). The program will conclude with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presented by the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Fairfax County Public Libraries, First Baptist Church of Vienna, Vienna Baha'i Community, AAUW of Vienna, Historic Vienna, Inc., Emanuel Lutheran Church, Emmaus United Church of Christ, First Baptist Church of Vienna, the American Legion Post 180, Vienna Business Association, and other local organizations to be announced here soon.
