Event details
- Sunday | January 21, 2024
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Spotlight on local history.
Due to weather conditions, Sunday’s lecture will be held on Zoom only.
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Sunday, January 21, 2024 @ 2:00 pm
This talk explores how anti-Catholic prejudice played a central role in leading the American colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain, and how this prejudice was a powerful shaping influence during the American founding.
About the Speaker
Grant Stanton is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Pennsylvania, studying the American Revolution. His work has appeared in popular and peer-reviewed journals that include the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and Early American Studies.