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  • Speaker Series: The Declaration at the Birth of Our Nation

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    University of Mary Washinton- Dahlgren Campus 4224 University Drive, King George, VA, United States

    The Declaration at the Birth of Our Nation NNK 250 Speaker Series featuring Dr. Phil Levy The Declaration of Independence has been called “American scripture.” The Constitution certainly has its celebrators, but there is a unique reverence reserved for the document that Americans see as the nation’s birth announcement. The Declaration’s elegant prose, and resonant...

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  • Speaker Series: The Virginia Declaration of Rights at 250

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    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

     The Virginia Declaration of Rights at 250   The Virginia Declaration of Rights, adopted unanimously by Virginia’s Fifth Convention on June 12, 1776, is a seminal, post-colonial state paper affirming republican principles, limited government, and humankind’s natural rights. It is arguably the most imitated of America’s founding documents. Indeed, it is one of the most...

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  • Speaker Series: The Constitution They Argued Over: Power, Democracy, and Compromise in 1787

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    Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center 73 Monument Place, Heathsville, VA, United States

    When delegates gathered in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, they agreed on one thing: the young United States was in trouble. Independence had been won, but the nation’s first experiment in self-government, the Articles of Confederation, was failing. What no one agreed on was what should come next. As James Madison and others urged...

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  • Speaker Series: When the Declaration Was News

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    The Rappahannock Indigenous Conservation & Education Center 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw, VA, United States

    Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States, When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war against Great Britain. It explores how the...

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  • Speaker Series: George Washington and the Presidential Title Controversy of 1789

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    George Washington Birthplace National Monument 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, VA, United States

    Join Dr. Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon for an engaging exploration of one of the earliest and most revealing debates in American history—the 1789 controversy over the president’s title. Drawing from her book For Fear of an Elective King, she will uncover why Congress and the public fiercely argued over whether George Washington should be addressed as “His...

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