Marginalized Communities and the Third Provincial Congress and American Independence

In the summer of 1775, The Third Provincial Congress assembled in Hillsborough and established itself as the highest governing body in the Province in defiance of British orders. To commemorate this momentous occasion in NC history and US independence, Main Library in Hillsborough will host a number of speakers throughout the day on Sat., September 6th as part of the larger, full-day celebration taking place within the town. 

Speaker Schedule:

• 10 AM | First in Freedom: North Carolina’s Third Provincial Congress and American Independence with Kathleen DuVal, Professor of History at the UNC Chapel Hill

   

• 11:30 AM | The Experiences of Marginalized Communities: How They Would have Internalized the Ideas and Issues of the Time and Interacted with the Delegates at the Congress panel discussion with Arwin Smallwood, Dean of the College of Arts Social Sciences and Humanities at NCCU; Lawrence Dunmore III, Tribal Historian for the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation; and Susannah Haury, Teaching Assistant at UNC Chapel Hill

   

• 1 PM  | Winners of the North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution Oratory Contest

   

• 2 PM | Winning the Backcountry: The Role of the Third Provincial Congress in Persuading People Who Had Been Involved in the Regulator Movement with Carole Troxler, Professor Emerita of Elon University

   

• 3:30 PM | The Legacy of the Congress: A Guided Community Discussion about Present Day Issues and Ways to Continue the Journey Toward Greater Freedom for All, speaker(s) TBA

   

• 5 PM | Freemasonry and the Ideals of the American Revolution with Michael Verville, Historian for Historic Eagle Lodge 19. NOTE: This talk includes a tour of the lodge and will be held at 142 West King Street.

Learn More About the Speakers at 3rdpc250.org