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Annette Gordon-Reed • J.R. McDowell Speaker Series
September 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeAmerican Historian and Law Professor Annette Gordon-Reed will be the Fall 2023 J. R. McDowell speaker. Free general admission tickets will be available at the Transylvania County Library beginning Monday, August 21st.
Sponsored by the Transylvania County Library Foundation in partnership with Brevard College, the speaker series is designed to present a wide array of viewpoints on challenging and thought-provoking topics. Her talk, “Approaching 2026: The Declaration of Independence and its Legacies,” will be held on Thursday, September 14 beginning at 7:30 pm at the Porter Center at Brevard College. Doors will open at 7:00 pm. Gordon-Reed will discuss the role the Declaration has played in promoting the idea of progress in the United States as it approaches its 250th anniversary. Highland Books will be on site with copies of her most recent books for sale and signing following the program.
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