George Mason was the politician and aristocrat who championed the First Amendment and other rights in the founding documents of Virginia and the United States. You may know the Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments, which includes freedom of the press, to the United States Constitution.
In this virtual program, learn more about how creating the Bill of Rights wasn’t smooth sailing. Many founding fathers disagreed on the basic need for a Bill of Rights. George Mason and James Madison were two of the people at the center of the discussion.
Join staff members from Gunston Hall (George Mason’s home) and James Madison’s Montpelier on the 231st anniversary of the Bill of Rights to learn more about how this fundamental piece of American history came into being.
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