April 17, 2024
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Blaine Amendment Separate Church and State Public Schools 1875 HARPER'S WEEKLY ENGRAVINGPublished in "Harper's Weekly". This is a genuine 139 years old antique wood-cut engraving. Sheet size 16" x 22". See Photos for close up details. This is an original wood block print not a reproduction.President Ulysses S. Grant in a speech in 1875 to a veteran's meeting, called for a Constitutional amendment that would mandate free public schools and prohibit the use of public money for sectarian schools. Grant laid out his agenda for "good common school education." He attacked government support for "sectarian schools" run by religious organizations, and called for the defense of public education "unmixed with sectarian, pagan or atheistical dogmas." Grant declared that "Church and State" should be "forever separate." Religion, he said, should be left to families, churches, and private schools devoid of public funds.After Grant's speech Republican Congressman James G. Blaine proposed the amendment to the federal Constitution. Blaine, who actively sought Catholic votes when he ran for president in 1884, believed that possibility of hurtful agitation on the school question should be ended. In 1875, the proposed amendment passed by a vote of 180 to 7 in the House of Representatives, but failed by four votes to achieve the necessary two-thirds
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