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In writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights, U.S. Founding Father George Mason IV took a stand for individual rights. His ardent defense would later inform the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s Bill of Rights—documents critical for securing liberties.

But a challenging irony rests in Mason’s words versus his actions.

On Friday, October 7, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ dedicated a Virginia historic site and celebrated the university–community partnership that helped preserved it.