Before the Civil War, pro-slavery legislators attempted to squelch
anti-slavery speech and writing through gag rules and other anti-First
Amendment measures.
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Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest college in the United States and one of its most prestigious. Its graduates may be found in all three branches of the national government, and its endowment of just over $50 billion is the world’s largest for such a college or university. In contrast to many state colleges