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Ava DiFelice


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Faith, freedom, and film: The legacy of Princeton’s blue laws

In 1947, bound by New Jersey’s “Blue Laws,” Princetonians struggled to fill their long Sundays with secular activities. At the time, Mercer County residents were prohibited from conducting commercial activity during the Christian Sunday Sabbath, unable to engage in nonessential travel and leisure. 

In 1947, bound by New Jersey’s “Blue Laws,” Princetonians struggled to fill their long Sundays with secular activities. At the time, Mercer County residents were prohibited from conducting commercial activity during the Christian Sunday Sabbath, unable to engage in nonessential travel and leisure. 


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