We the People: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Zoom)

Date:
Tuesday, 03/31/2026
Time: 7:00 pm

Category:

• Adults

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World is a sweeping story about the global actors and global dimensions of the American Revolution.  Join historian and author Richard Bell for a reconsideration of the American Revolution, exploring the global impacts of the war for independence, a seismic global event that redrew maps and toppled hierarchies across six continents. Through the stories of the diverse people displaced, empowered, or destroyed by the war, Bell offers a bold new framework for understanding the Revolution as a complex, international struggle.

About the Presenter:

Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book, “The American Revolution and the Fate of the World,” was published by Penguin in November 2025.

This is a Virtual (Zoom) Event. Scroll down to register or call the Library at 734-426-4477 (ext 120).  A Zoom link will be emailed the day before the event.

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