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Constitution Day at the Robert C. Byrd Center

About the Moses Memorial Lecture

The Moses Memorial Lecture is named for the late Tom E. Moses, a longtime civil libertarian, activist, and founder of the Eastern Panhandle branch of the ACLU-WV.  The inaugural Moses Lecture was given by Senator Robert C. Byrd in 2005. You can view videos of some of our past Moses Memorial Lecture on the Byrd Center YouTube Channel >>

Past Constitution Day Speakers:
2005: Senator Robert C. Byrd
2006: Joseph Onek
2007: Anthony Williams
2008: Dr. Donald A. Ritchie
2009: David Cole
​2010: Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Bob Edgar
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2011: Richard Dreyfuss
2012: Dr. Michael Austin
2013: Dr. Raymond Smock
2014: Clay Risen
2015: Dr. Ralph Young
2016: Dr. Elizabeth Hinton
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2017: Ganesh Sitaraman
2018: Senator Tom Harkin
2019: Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld
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2020: Dr. Sabina Dent
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2021: Dr. Ray Smock
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2022: Dr. Norman J. Ornstein
2023: Kathy Kiely
2024: Glenn Fine
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      • Robert C. Byrd Congressional Papers
      • Harley O. Staggers, Sr. Congressional Papers
      • Harley O. Staggers, Jr. Congressional Papers
      • Scot Faulkner CAO Papers
      • Alan B. Mollohan Congressional Papers
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    • Plan a Visit to the Archives
    • Collecting Policy
    • Oral History Project
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    • Constitution Day
    • Past Events >
      • Kate Masur 10/8
      • Nancy Spannaus 11/20
      • Tom Barkin 10/24
      • Constitution Day 2024 9/18
      • Mountain Music at the Mill 8/24
      • The Fiddlin' Bobby Byrd, Mountain Musician with Adam Booth 5/9
      • Beto O'Rourke 3/3&4
      • An Evening of WV Stories with Adam Booth 2/22
      • Niagara Movement Film 2/8
      • Voices of the Community Series 2023
      • Summer Fundraiser 2023
      • Constitution Day 2023
      • The Arc of Power
      • Forum on Pollution
      • Formidable - author event
      • Constitution Day 2022
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