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SUMMARY:Celebrating America(s): Independence Remembered in Troubled Times,
  1976 and 2026
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LOCATION:1730 Llano St, Santa Fe, NM 87505, United States
ROOM: La Farge Library Community Room
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a history lecture entitled Celebrating America(s):
  Independence Remembered in Troubled Times, 1976 and 2026About the lecture
 :  USA250 carries a heavy load in these troubled times. We commemorate th
 e imperial rebellion that forged the United States of America, but our “
 semi-quincentennial” also reminds us 1776 felt much different in Nuevo M
 éxico, the complex multi-ethnic communities inhabiting Spain’s northern
 most colonial frontier.And as Faulkner reminds us, “The past isn’t dea
 d; it isn’t even past.” Like the 1976 Bicentennial, USA250 harnesses d
 ifferent versions of the past to everyday political controversies. Unelec
 ted President Gerald Ford used the Bicentennial to lift Americans’ eyes 
 from the “long national nightmares” of Vietnam and Watergate while Ron
 ald Reagan, Ford’s bitter rival for the Republican presidential nominati
 on, fueled partisanship with patriotism. Like today, the rivals debated im
 migration. But unlike USA250, Ford and Reagan’s Bicentennial campaign ce
 lebrated Americans’ diverse immigrant heritage.About the speaker: Histor
 ian Karl Brooks is the author of numerous books and articles about America
 n environmental and legal history. Karl practiced law in his hometown of B
 oise while serving three terms in the Idaho Senate. He left the Universit
 y of Kansas faculty to serve as President Obama’s EPA regional director 
 in Kansas City and then as EPA’s national operations manager in Washingt
 on, DC.Karl managed court operations in northern New Mexico after serving 
 as deputy director of our state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. H
 e and his wife Mary live in Santa Fe.For accommodations such as translatio
 ns, ASL interpreters, or disability needs, please email library@santafenm.
 gov or call 505-955-6786.
URL:https://www.santafelibrary.org/event/usa250
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