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How Facts Help Us Feel Less Afraid: Lessons from "The Small and the Mighty"

Presented By
Sharon McMahon

Please Note: In order to create the best experience for as many attendees as possible, this event has been MOVED to Unity Temple on the Plaza (707 W 47th St., Kansas City, MO).

A former high school government and law teacher, Sharon McMahon acquired the nickname “America’s Government Teacher” during the 2020 election when her fact-checking social media posts went viral.

McMahon’s debut book, The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement, focuses on historical figures who didn’t make it into the textbooks – from a formerly enslaved woman on a mission to reunite with her daughter to a young boy detained at a Japanese incarceration camp.

McMahon shares some of these remarkable stories, discusses her ongoing fight against misinformation in an era of surging fake news and banned books, and explains how non-partisan facts can help us feel less afraid.

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How Facts Help Us Feel Less Afraid: Lessons from "The Small and the Mighty"

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