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DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nJoin us for the official openin
 g of the "Ages of Liberty" Archives and Special Collections exhibit. Refr
 eshments will be served.\n\nIn 1776\, a committee of five members of the 
 Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Independence\, one of the
  most foundational and important political documents in the history of we
 stern society. But the Declaration did not spring from the minds of the w
 riters out of nothing. Like any great work\, it was profoundly influenced
  by the cultural movements of the time. The writers were inspired by a ce
 ntury of Enlightenment philosophy advocating reason\, liberalism\, and na
 tural rights. They were also inundated with a media landscape of print in
 formation that was expanding in a way never seen before. These ingredient
 s\, along with unrest and unfair treatment\, created an atmosphere of rev
 olution — where political change actually felt possible.\n\nAges of Liber
 ty seeks to explore the 18th century cultural "ages" of Revolution\, Enli
 ghtenment\, and Print which were all important ingredients in creating th
 e atmosphere where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed
 . The exhibit features six original signed documents from American Founde
 rs Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin\, Robert Livingston\, George Wash
 ington\, Alexander Hamilton\, and Lafayette. The Age of Revolution sectio
 n also includes other revolutionary rare books and documents. The Age of 
 Enlightenment section displays works of philosophy\, medicine\, and educa
 tion\, as well as Diderot's famous Encyclopédie. The Age of Print section
  showcases newspapers\, magazines\, novels\, poetry\, and more\, includin
 g an original Poor Richard's Almanack\, a first-edition Gulliver's Travel
 s\, and Bible leaves from the first ever printed Bibles in the American C
 olonies.\n\nContact: Russell Knapp - russell.knapp@bsu.edu - 765-285-3356
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SUMMARY:Ages of Liberty Exhibit Opening
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