Divided Over the Declaration: How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America
Using two of the “Declaration” moments in American history and political thought, including the relationship between Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison and the congressional debate over the Spanish-American War, David Bobb and Tony Williams will make the case for the Declaration’s centrality as a touchstone for American debate.
Join us on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. ET.
Speakers:
David J. Bobb, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Bill of Rights Institute (BRI)
Tony Williams, Senior Fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute
For more information and to watch the Youtube Live Steam visit the event website.
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