Author: Jeffry Morrison (Jeffry Morrison)

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Jeffry Morrison

Dr. Jeffry Morrison is Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, and Director of Academics at the federal government’s James Madison Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. He earned the M.A. and Ph.D. (with distinction) in Government from Georgetown University. Morrison has also held faculty or administrative positions at Princeton University, Regent University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Georgetown University. He has published as author or editor six books on American political thought and culture, as well as chapters, articles, and reviews in scholarly publications in the fields of history, political science, and religion. He has lectured at colleges and historic sites throughout the United States and in England (Hertford College, Oxford), and made media appearances on radio, in print, on video, and on television (C-SPAN, BBC).

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February 12, 2023February 12, 2023American Founding, History, Race

Damnatio Memoriae: Princeton’s Witherspoon Statue Controversy

By Jeffry Morrison

Aside from a certain gruff nobility, the statue of John Witherspoon in Princeton is not overly stylized; he’s human, which is to say, flawed. A hero in bronze he may be, but with feet of clay, Witherspoon is worth remembering as he is portrayed there.

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Damnatio Memoriae: Princeton’s Witherspoon Statue Controversy

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