Constitution Day at JMC

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration for Posterity

Attend James Madison College's annual Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. in Room 338, Case Hall.

This year's speaker is Dr. Jeremy Bailey, Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida.

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration for Posterity

The Declaration of Independence contains perhaps the most important words in the English language, but it was only late in life that Jefferson turned his efforts to explaining those words. This talk considers Jefferson's view of the Declaration by revisiting his retirement writings approaching the fiftieth anniversary of 1776 and tells the stories of the famous letters to Henry Lee and Roger Weightman.

Date

September 15, 2026

Time

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location

Room 338, Case Hall, 842 Chestnut Road, East Lansing

Organizer

Dr. Jeremy Bailey