Al Gray Civic Institute Resource Center
Civics Essays
The Fire of Freedom
On May 31, 1775, the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina seceded from the British Empire. They did this through a series…
Founding Principles of the United States: The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union is the first constitution of the United States. When the colonies of British America secured…
Founding Principles of the United States: The Spirit of ’76
With the publication of the Declaration of Independence, we may say that we come to the beginning of the United States as…
Thinking & Leadership Training: Essays and Classes
On Reason and Emotion
Speech pathologists in several parts of the country are reporting as much as 300% increases in their business from children struggling to…
Valor and Virtue: Video Interviews with Marines and Leaders
Al Gray Civic Institute News
Welcome, New Board Members!
Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Civic Institute is honored to welcome new members to our Board of Directors: Mr. Keith Byrd, LtGen Mark Faulkner, USMC (Ret), Mr. Frank Guidara, and Col Bob Love, USMC (Ret) – pictured below. Check out FRONT AND CENTER when it comes out in November for their bios….
Historical Documents
Commander’s Intent
For more than 2,000 years, thinkers in the West have understood that in order for a people to govern themselves, they must…
Declaration of Independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it…
The Bill of Rights
On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of…
