On Wednesday, April 15, SCTCC welcomed a Guest Speaker, SCSU History professor: Dr. Jeffrey Mullins. His talk was titled "What Were the American Revolutionaries Revolting FOR?" Dr. Mullins researches and writes about the early United States, especially the era between the Revolution and the Civil War. Broadly speaking, he is interested in how contemporary ideas about human nature and individual agency played out on the ground in a variety of situations: schools, legal battles, religious revivals, health reform movements, etc.
This talk was part of our continuing exploration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. SCTCC History Instructor David Laliberte is leading a monthly book group focused on this anniversary. This semester, the group is reading the book "Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence" by Joseph J. Ellis. This book is available to check out at the library. The next session of the book group will meet Wednesday April 29, at 11:45 in the Library's "vacation" location in the Multicultural Center Northway 1-313. Everyone is invited!