Join the Levy Senior Center Foundation on Tuesday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m., via Zoom, for their Levy Lecture Series on Myths in American History: The Fictions We Learned and The Truth Behind Them. All countries tweak their national stories to make the past easier to explain. Ordinary people, too, sometimes shape history to their own perspectives. Historian Joyce Haworth will explore the role of not-quite-true stories in American history. She will discuss some longstanding “myths" and examine why they have had such staying power. She will also give you some reliable ways to test the things you hear, and get at the truth.
Join online via Zoom. It's free, but advance registration is required.
Join the Levy Senior Center Foundation on Tuesday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m., via Zoom, for their Levy Lecture Series on Myths in American History: The Fictions We Learned and The Truth Behind Them. All countries tweak their national stories to make the past easier to explain. Ordinary people, too, sometimes shape history to their own perspectives. Historian Joyce Haworth will explore the role of not-quite-true stories in American history. She will discuss some longstanding “myths" and examine why they have had such staying power. She will also give you some reliable ways to test the things you hear, and get at the truth.
Join online via Zoom. It's free, but advance registration is required.