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Quest for Freedom: National Constitution Center
Dedicated to the U.S. Constitution and the people and events that shaped it
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The National Constitution Center on Independence Mall
Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC
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The Story of We the People
Among the artifacts that explore how the Constitution did and did not assure rights for all Americans are a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln, exhibitions on the Dred Scott Decision and the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution.
Daily, year-round.
Underground Railroad Connection
As the only museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution, the National Constitution Center helps visitors explore enslaved Africans’ struggle to be considered part of “We the People.”
Learn more about the 13th amendment, which banned slavery; the 14th amendment, guaranteeing equal protection of the law; and such legal precedents as the Dred Scott Decision and the Emancipation Proclamation.
The “American National Tree” exhibition highlights the individuals who have shaped the Constitution and its meaning, including Harriet Tubman and other African Americans.
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