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Brad Paisley, Loretta Lynn, Kane Brown Partner To Raise Awareness Of First Amendment Rights

June 25, 2020/in Featured /by Jessica Nicholson


The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University will welcome nearly two dozen artists, sports figures, authors and other notable figures including Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Loretta Lynn, Jason Isbell, Darius Rucker, Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, best-selling author/Pulitzer Prize finalist Ann Patchett, and more as part of the “1 For All Campaign for the First Amendment.”

“Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the First Amendment in action on the streets of America,” said Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center in MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment. “Citizens using their freedom of speech, right to assemble, freedom of the press, the right to petition and freedom of faith have changed America for the better. Our goal is to have Americans better understand the scope and impact of the First Amendment and never take it for granted.”

According to surveys from the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, one-third of Americans cannot name a single freedom in the First Amendment. The 1 For All campaign aims to help the public learn more about First Amendment freedoms, as well as how to help preserve those freedoms.

“My free speech showed up in songs like ‘The Pill’ and ‘You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man).’ I always say — and sing — exactly what I mean,” says the text for Lynn’s poster contribution to the campaign.

“We’ve still got some work, but we still got a dream,” Brown says, incorporating lyrics from his hit song “Worldwide Beautiful,” and adding, “Let’s use our freedoms of speech, press and assembly to build understanding and mutual respect. The dream is within our reach.”

Other artists taking part include singer-songwriter Ruby Amanfu, known for penning the Grammy-nominated “Hard Place,” performed by H.E.R., rock band Skillet co-founder John Cooper, Billy Ray Cyrus, Colton Dixon, Mary Gauthier, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Marcus Hummon, Bluebird Cafe founder Amy Kurland, Grammy-winning and Platinum-selling singer Kathy Mattea, Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor, current Americana Music Association nominee Aubrie Sellers, Carnegie Medal winner Ruta Sepetys, and Thistle Farms founder Rev. Becca Stevens.

“We’re grateful to the artists and authors who support the campaign,” Paulson said. “They’re critical to ensuring that a new generation takes notice. We’re marketing the First Amendment to young citizens who can make history using its freedoms. The 1 for All campaign is nonpartisan and apolitical. Our only positions are that the First Amendment’s five freedoms are at the heart of a great nation and that every American needs to better understand and respect these core liberties.”

The Free Speech Center at MTSU was launched in August 2019.

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at [email protected]
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