How have the concepts of equality and of rights been understood and contested across American history? What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence’s promise of equality and individual rights? 

Join James Campbell (Edgar E. Robinson Professor in United States History), Jud Campbell (Professor of Law), Pamela Karlan (Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law), and Brian Lowery (Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business) for a wide-ranging discussion of these issues.

This event is part of the course “America at 250,” which reflects on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The class brings together 30 faculty from across the university for a series of roundtable discussions on how the concerns and values expressed in that document have played out across U.S. history. Members of the Stanford community (faculty, students, postdocs, staff) are welcome to attend individual sessions.

Sponsored by: Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford Democracy Hub and Department of History