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CBH Talk | Country of Lords: Kim Phillips-Fein in Conversation with Steven Hahn
As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about equality, democracy, and power remain as urgent as ever. Join Pulitzer Prize finalist and Columbia University historian Kim Phillips-Fein for a discussion of her new book, Country of Lords:…
CBH Talk | An Unfinished Revolution: Dialogues on Freedom and Democracy with Elizabeth Hinton
Marking the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, join us to reflect, reckon, and reimagine the ideals at the heart of the American experiment. Across three evenings, CBH invites distinguished historians to select short readings as starting points for guided public conversations on the…
CBH Talk | An Unfinished Revolution: Dialogues on Freedom and Democracy with Kellie Carter Jackson
Marking the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, join us to reflect, reckon, and reimagine the ideals at the heart of the American experiment.
Across three evenings, CBH invites distinguished historians to select short readings as starting points for guided public…
CBH Talk | The Untold Story of Brooklyn’s Revolutionary War Prison Ships
As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, many stories of the American Revolution are being revisited, yet few are as harrowing as the story of the British prison ships anchored in Brooklyn’s Wallabout Bay. Following the Battle of Brooklyn, thousands of…
Community Day at the Center for Brooklyn History
Join the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) for all-day festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War.
Highlighting CBH's exhibition The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered, this family-friendly event will…
CBH Talk | Richard North Patterson and Bret Stephens Discuss “Tripwires”
How did American democracy arrive at its current moment? Which decisions, institutions, and political turning points brought us here, and what would it take to rebuild public trust?
Join bestselling author and former attorney Richard North Patterson for a conversation about his new book,…
CBH Talk | Jesse Wegman and Alexis Coe Discuss “The Lost Founder”
For most Americans, the story of the nation's founding begins and ends with a familiar cast of names: Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison. But what if one of the most influential architects of American democracy has been hiding in plain sight?
Join journalist and Senior Fellow at the…
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