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What is the American Dream?

Series: 250 & Counting

Join us for a moderated panel and community Q&A — the capstone event in our exploration of the immigrant and refugee experience.

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Upcoming in this series:
exhibition-02.07.2026

'We Hold These Truths'

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In a new exhibition, Kansas City, Kansas-based visual artist, poet, and educator José Faus debuts 10 new blackout poems featuring large prints of the Declaration of In...
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19
Mar

'The Great Heart of the Republic': Missouri's Plac...

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
28
Apr

A View from a Bloody Borderland

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
Watch or Listen to Past Events in this Series:
Event 2026.01.15
Edward J. Larson

'Declaring Independence: Why 1...
Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:00pm
Plaza Branch
In his new book, Edward J. Larson explains what happened in 1776 that caused people in the American colonies to change their views on British rule. He describes how ...
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15
Jan

'Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters'

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
9
Sep

Immigration and the American Future

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
22
Sep

Understanding the Constitution Today

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
25
Sep

A History of the U.S. Constitution

Plaza Branch | 6:00pm
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What is the American Dream?

Series: 250 & Counting
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