A library is the perfect place to explore the origins of a country founded on words.
What did Congress mean when they declared that “all men are created equal,” that people had an unalienable right to “the pursuit of happiness,” that the British King was a “tyrant,” or that the former colonies were now “Free and Independent States”? How did contemporaries of all kinds in 1776 interpret these words? And how might our own understandings differ, 250 years later?
Join us for a tour of the exhibition led by the curator.
Cost and Registration
This tour is free, and no advance registration is required. We'll meet in the lobby of the Newberry and begin the tour from there.