Reading the Connecticut Courant: A Window into Revolution
By 1775 the American colonies were moving closer and closer to an irreparable rupture with Britain. As a key newspaper read widely throughout the colonies, the Connecticut Courant offers important insights into what Americans were thinking in the years leading up to independence. Take a deep dive into 1775 and 1776, reading select articles and discussing their meaning.
Matthew Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, where he has studied and written extensively on what he calls “the American paradox,” the conflicting ideological beliefs and practices of the United States. Learn more here.
This is the second in a series of three; please register for each event separately.
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE WEST AVON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Series funded by Pat Moran, and sponsored by the Avon Historical Society, Avon Library, and Avon Senior Center.
Please register, so we can set the community room up with appropriate seating.