The City of Manchester will continue its Manchester Celebrates America 250 Speaker Series with an upcoming presentation exploring the values that shaped the nation’s founding.
The next event, titled "Founding American Virtues," will take place on Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Parks Building, 359 Old Meramec Station Rd. The event is free and open to the public.
The featured speaker, Sahar Joakim Resch, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at St. Louis Community College, will lead a discussion examining the virtues of America’s Founding Fathers and the ideas that helped define the nation’s early identity. The presentation will explore how those foundational values continue to influence American society today.
As part of Manchester’s America 250 initiative, the Speaker Series invites residents to engage with the history, principles and ongoing story of the United States as the country approaches its 250th anniversary.
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