Wichita | “Does the Constitution have Staying Power?” with Dr. David Bobb

2100 W University Ave,Wichita KS 67213

04 March, 2021

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Please join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Wichita for a talk with Dr. David Bobb, President of the Bill of Rights Institute. Please join AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Wichita with Dr. David Bobb, President of the Bill of Rights Institute, for a lively conversation about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and America’s future. The New York Times’ 1619 Project declared that the “true founding” of America is not 1776, but 1619, when the first trans-Atlantic slaves arrived in what later became the United States. In opposition to the 1619 Project, The 1776 Commission issued its own report in January 2020. Can civic education for our young people unite us today? If so, what kind of civic education? Schedule: 6:00pm Reception - Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic refreshments 6:45pm Dr. Bobb Lecture and Q&A Tickets: $20 Members $25 Non Members $0 Teachers and Students About the Speaker: Dr. David Bobb joined the Bill of Rights Institute as president in 2013 and has worked for twenty years at the intersection of civic engagement and education reform. Dr. Bobb has taught courses in American politics and public policy at Boston College and Hillsdale College. He is also a founding director of the national civic education program for high school teachers at Hillsdale College and the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Studies, in Washington, D.C.