America’s Town Hall | In Person | Online

Born Equal: America’s Founding Promise and the Fight for Equality

Date
Tuesday, September 16
Time
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
price
Free In Person and Online

On the eve of Constitution Day, constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School discusses his new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920, which explores the transformative amendments that redefined freedom, equality, and voting rights in the post–Civil War era. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. A book sale and signing will follow the program.

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