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Delegates hailing from all the original states except Rhode Island gathered in the Pennsylvania State House in 1787 to participate in the Constitutional Convention. Many of the delegates had fought in the American Revolution and about three-fourths had served in Congress. The average age was 42.
http://constitutioncenter.org/education/students/studying-the-constitution/founding-fathers/

This document, more than 200 years old, is the framework by which America is governed today. The words are rarely modified, but their applicability changes throughout history.
http://www.america.gov/constitution.html

Richard Allen (1760–1831) has remained a heroic figure to African Americans through the generations. He was a man of many firsts: the first black author to gain a copyright, the first black bishop in the United States, and the first black person to eulogize an American president.

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