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10/05/2026

How did 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (1818–1895), a fugitive slave, become one of the nation’s most radical constitutional thinkers?

And why did he ultimately reject the Garrisonian view of the Constitution as a “covenant with death” and come to see it as anti-slavery?

In Season 4, Episode 12, of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, guest 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗼, of BYU Law School, and host 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻 discuss Douglass's evolving view of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, as outlined in Rebeiro's new book, 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙄𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨.

Listen, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2408337, or watch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJTOv4HmafJWaCUdsaDZqm4tZKcr6OIg, to learn more.

10/02/2026

"State constitutions are easier to amend than their federal counterpart [and] are more responsive to local interests . . . . The federal Constitution does not list all rights to which we are entitled. It merely provides the baseline," wrote the Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵 in a Sept. 28 Deseret News opinion published on the 250th anniversary of Pennsylvania's original state constitution.

"State constitutions are battlegrounds over the meaning and extent of individual rights. It is up to us, at the local level, to identify, articulate and protect the rights we consider fundamental" she continued.

Read more, https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/09/28/state-constitutions-are-guardians-of-our-rights/, to learn about the important role state constitutions fill in our local, everyday lives.

10/02/2026

“If George Washington had said, ‘Officers, I’m with you. I will lead you. We are marching on Congress,’ he could have done it. He could have made himself king in this moment.”

That is how Prof. Greg Jackson described Washington's leadership and restraint as commander in chief of the Continental Army and which he later showed as president of the United States.

Learn more from podcast host 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻 and guest Jackson, host of History That Doesn't Suck, in Season 4, Episode 11, of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Listen, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2408337, or watch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJTOv4HmafJWaCUdsaDZqm4tZKcr6OIg.

10/01/2026

During the Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU’s Fall Civic Educators Conference, the National Constitution Center will lead “A League of Friendship: The Articles of Confederation and the Road to the Constitution,” a professional learning session designed to help educators explore the story and significance of the Articles of Confederation.

Through ’s educational framework, participants will examine how the role of the Articles in uniting the states, governing the new nation, and shaping the Constitution.

Join us at the conference and learn more about this session from Utah Valley University: https://www.uvu.edu/ccs/events/posts/fall_civics_2026.html.

09/30/2026

"What does it mean to fight for freedom?" was the question posed to participants in a Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU-sponsored book-club discussion Sept. 29, led by Lisa Rampton Halverson at the 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 on David McCullough's book, 𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟲.

See photos, https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/5f47858525114593bc9b19c4107aaf7c, and find resources for your own/your family's read of 1776, https://www.uvu.edu/ccs/civic_thought_leadership/ut_together_reading_1776.html.

09/29/2026

"It is impossible to deny the influence the declaration has had on increasing liberty throughout our nation and the big, wide world," wrote the Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Lisa Rampton Halverson in a Sept. 25 Deseret News opinion.

"We hope you’ll seize this once-in-a-semiquincentennial moment to learn more about the events from 250 years ago that brought us together then—and should continue to do so now."

Read more, https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/09/25/celebrating-america-250-isnt-over-yet/ to learn about resources available to individuals, parents, and teachers to take all of 2026 to celebrate America's 250th.

09/29/2026

"If any disastrous consequences should follow by reason of their delinquency, they must be answerable to God and their country for the ineffable horror which may be occasioned thereby," wrote George Washington to Alexander Hamilton of Congress's years-long failure to pay officers of the Continental Army.

Learn more of how Washington led and advocated for his soldiers in 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 4, 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 11, of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 with host 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻 and guest Prof. Greg Jackson, and host of History That Doesn't Suck!.

Listen, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2408337, or watch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJTOv4HmafJWaCUdsaDZqm4tZKcr6OIg.

09/24/2026

“The Newburgh Conspiracy and everything around it just point back to all the problems in the Articles of Confederation, that there’s no real mechanism to get the states to actually cough up coin in the ways that they’ve promised,” said guest Prof. Greg Jackson, host of History That Doesn't Suck, in Season 4, Episode 11, of 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Listen, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2408337, or watch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJTOv4HmafJWaCUdsaDZqm4tZKcr6OIg, as he and host 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻 explore how the near-mutiny of George Washington’s officers stemmed from Congress’s failure to pay soldiers of the Continental Army.

09/23/2026

The Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Dr. Lisa Rampton Halverson will lead a book-club discussion at 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. on David McCullough's 𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟲.

Learn about the principles applied by key figures of the American Founding in our nation's first pivotal year.

More details in the attached graphic.

09/23/2026

50+ Northern Utah K–12 teachers gathered for civics training at Weber State University Sept. 22 to receive instruction and materials on how to more effectively teach their students about the 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, the 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and principles of the 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Instruction was provided by master teachers and scholars from the Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.

See photos: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/55dfd339ffd4443183e76ebb3840c23f.

Images by 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗸𝗲.

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