Sandwiched In with Janis Schachter - Birth of Freedom

Program Type:

America 250, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on April 13, 2026 @ 9:00am.

Event Details

Join Janis Schachter, a former journalist-turned social studies teacher as she explores the ideals of freedom our nation was founded on and how they have changed over time.  With “Four score and seven years ago,” Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address directed our attention to 1776 and the aspirational words of the Declaration of Independence. He then declared a “new birth of freedom,” calling on Americans to recommit themselves to those words — a commitment Martin Luther King would refer to in his “I Have a Dream” speech 100 years later. What meaning did - and does - Lincoln’s call for a “new birth of freedom” have for Americans?

Janis Schachter was the New York State Council for Social Studies distinguished educator in 2020, and in 2021 was named a silver laureate by the international organization Global Youth and News Media for her work in news literacy.

This program is part of the Library's celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.