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A Declaration Conversation

This interactive event invites community members to read the Declaration of Independence aloud and consider the history and impact of this historic document.

This interactive event invites community members to read the Declaration of Independence aloud and consider the history and impact of this historic document.

Travis Lamb, Program Development Officer at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and KU and an HK facilitator, will engage participants with questions for discussion and reflection.

The Declaration Conversation is a dynamic presentation that features live readings and a facilitated group discussion of the Declaration of Independence. The fun, one-of-a-kind event has two parts. First, a facilitator provides an overview of the events leading up to 1776 and the signing of the declaration. Then, the event continues with an interactive exploration of the Declaration of Independence. Preselected audience members will read parts of the Declaration of Independence out loud and the entire group will engage in a facilitated discussion of the Declaration of Independence.

All Declaration Conversations are nonpartisan events. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library does not advocate for any political position, political party, or political candidate during any library-sponsored events including this Humanities Kansas-supported Declaration Conversation event.

Funding for this program was provided by Humanities Kansas, with the support of the State of Kansas through the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts and the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund.

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