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The Power of the Declaration

Date:
Location:
Gatton Student Center, Room 330AB, 160 Ave of Champions, Lexington, KY 40508
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Christy Coleman, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

 

The University of Kentucky Department of History's 1776 Series is pleased to welcome Christy Coleman for her talk, "The Power of the Declaration." The 1776 Series brings leading historians and public scholars to campus to deepen understandings of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy.

The 1776 Series is free and open to the public.

 

About Christy Coleman

Coleman has held leadership positions at Colonial Williamsburg, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the American Civil War Museum. She currently serves as executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. In 2018, Time magazine named her one of its "31 People Changing the South" for her leadership in reframing national conversations about the Civil War and its enduring legacy.

 

Visitor Parking

Visitor parking is available nearby. Rates are $2/hour unless noted.

Garage

  • Cornerstone Garage (PS #5) has entrances on South Limestone and Upper Street. Cost is $2/hour with a $30/exit maximum.

Surface Lots (pay at the meter)

  • Bill Gatton Student Center Lot is located off Avenue of Champions. Cost is $2/hour.

For more visitor parking information, visit transportation.uky.edu/visitoroptions.

 

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