Reading the Declaration of Independence with Robert Snyder
About this Event
Led 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:
- What does the Declaration suggest about its authors’ beliefs and grievances in 1776?
- What does the Declaration mean to us today?
- In 2026, what is the legacy of the American Revolution?
Bring your questions, arguments, and concerns to this Back Porch History!
Class is officially in session!
Registered 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.
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: Yes, register on Eventbrite!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)
Robert 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.
This 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.
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