U of M Salutes American Flag with Library Display
For release: June 12, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

The University of Memphis is saluting the American flag this summer with an exhibit in the Ned R. McWherter Library.

A display in the first-floor foyer of the library offers visitors an opportunity to view documents pertaining to the general, historical and controversial aspects of the flag. Included are books on the history of the American flag, the story behind Flag Day, Supreme Court decisions regarding the flag, and transcripts of Congressional hearings on a proposed Constitutional amendment to prevent desecration of the flag.

The display is organized by the Government Publications Department of the University Libraries. The McWherter Library is a regional depository library for federal government publications.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Eckert by phone at 901-678-2206 or via email at: eoeckert@memphis.edu

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