Student Debates
January 19, 2012
Northampton Community College (NCC) students will debate the topic of "American Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment" on February 9 and 14. The debate will connect a contemporary issue, immigration, with the original intent of the 14th amendment, passed in 1868, which says that anyone born in the United States is a citizen, thus enfranchising the newly freed slaves.
Main Campus Debate
Tuesday, February 14, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Laub Lounge, 2nd floor of College Center
Monroe Campus Debate
Thursday, February 22, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Community Room
The student debates are a component of NCC's Black History Month programming as well as part of The Civil War: The Meaning of Freedom, a year-long exploration of the progress we have made toward national ideals since the Civil War, made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, matched by generous donors and in partnership with the Bethlehem Area Public Library, Bethlehem Area School District, Eastern Monroe Public Library, Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Monroe County Historical Society, and Stroudsburg Area High School.
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