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SUMMARY:Back Porch History: Reading the Declaration of Independence with Robert Snyder
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free\, interactive\, roundtable discussion about the Declaration of Independence on Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s back porch! \n\n\n\n\nLed by Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Journalism at Rutgers University Robert Snyder\, participants will engage with select excerpts from the Declaration of Independence through close-reading exercises and discussion questions: \n\nWhat does the Declaration suggest about its authors’ beliefs and grievances in 1776?\nWhat does the Declaration mean to us today?\nIn 2026\, what is the legacy of the American Revolution?\n\nBring your questions\, arguments\, and concerns to this Back Porch History! \nClass is officially in session! \nRegistered participants will electronically receive guidelines and a 2-page .pdf version of the Declaration of Independence to review before the discussion. Copies of this pdf will also be avaliable at the event. \nDate: Wednesday\, June 17\, 2026 \nTime: 6pm-7pm \nCost: Free \nRSVP Required: Yes\, register on Eventbrite! \nLocation: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway) \nRobert Snyder is the Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Journalism at Rutgers University. He is the author of Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York and When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers. Previously\, Snyder served as the Manhattan Borough Historian for six years and was a Fulbright lecturer of American Studies in South Korea. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, in partnership with the City Council. Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance’s programs are made possible by The Cowles Charitable Trust and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/back-porch-history-reading-the-declaration-of-independence-with-robert-snyder/
LOCATION:Dyckman Farmhouse Museum\, 4881 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10034-3101\, United States
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