Everything You Need to Know About the Declaration of Independence

Name: Everything You Need to Know About the Declaration of Independence
Start: 2026-06-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 2110 Library Circle, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

2110 Library Circle, Grand Forks, ND 58201 | Grand Forks

Publisher/HostNorth Dakota 250

Everything You Need to Know About the Declaration of Independence

Scholar speaker Ty Reese, Professor of History & American Indian Studies at the University of North Dakota, explores the Declaration of Independence within the context of the events that fueled its creation and adoption by the 2nd Continental Congress. This includes its ideological origins, the reason for the official break from King George III in 1776, and the long-term meaning of the ideas embedded within the Declaration of Independence.