For the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, this talk will explore the context for the Declaration of Independence. By 1776, American colonists had resisted British policies for thirteen years and endured open warfare with Britain for more than a year. The presentation will include analysis of the Declaration of Independence and its primary author, Thomas Jefferson, as well as the larger Declaration Committee and the Second Continental Congress.

Presented by: Denver Brunsman, Author and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History, and Co-Director of Albert H. Small Normandy Institute at George Washington University

Sponsored by First State Bank

Recommended for all ages.