Join Scholar and Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott for an In-Person discussion on the Declaration of Independence and its contemporary applications, the Wednesday at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro.

With its universal claims of equality and liberty, the Declaration of Independence established the principles of a free nation. Since its promulgation, abolitionists, suffragists, civil rights leaders and the Black Panther Party have relied on the principles of the Declaration to persuade the nation in the direction of liberty and equality.

In the digital era, social movements are more likely to rely on retweets than first principles, protests instead of persuasion. This presentation considers what today's social movements might learn from the Declaration's playbook.

Dec 1, 2024, 1 to 3 PM

Dec 4, 2024, 5:30 to 7:30 PM

Dec 7, 2024, 5 to 7 PM