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Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Race and Democracy
September 26, 2019 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Race and Democracy
September 26, 2019 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A Conversation on Race and Democracy
Jefferson wrote the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence that have inspired people throughout the world to work for democracy. He also enslaved black men, women and children throughout his life and was convinced that when the enslaved were finally emancipated, blacks and whites could never live together. Nearly 200 years after Jefferson’s death, how has the legacy of racial slavery shaped our democracy?
Join Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. David Blight, Dr. Martha S. Jones, Dr. Peter Onuf and our moderator, Dr. Edward L. Ayers, for a conversation addressing this continually relevant question, during Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series at the Historic Academy Theatre in downtown Lynchburg, on Thursday, September 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets include a post-salon reception with light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar: $32 for adults (18+); $16 for teens 17 and under and college students with student ID; reservations are suggested. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit academycenter.org or call the Academy Center of the Arts Box Office at 434.846.8499.