Inheriting the Revolution: The Modern Legacy of 1776

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton

FAU Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Publisher/HostFAU Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Inheriting the Revolution:  The Modern Legacy of 1776
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Join the Florida Atlantic University Department of History in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters for “Inheriting the Revolution: The Modern Legacy of 1776” on Thursday, March 19 at 4 p.m. at the Lifelong Learning Auditorium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus.
Presented by Lindsay Chervinsky, Ph.D., executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library, this engaging lecture will explore how the founders envisioned politics, government institutions and political culture and how those early expectations continue to shape and challenge our nation today.
Chervinsky, author of Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Presidents that Forged the Republic, will have copies available for purchase, with a book signing following the event.
🎟 Tickets: $25
📍 Lifelong Learning Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton

Sponsored by the Department of History’s John O’Sullivan Memorial Lecture and Florida Atlantic Libraries, and co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science.
This program is part of FAU’s America at 250 celebration, made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd,Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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