Wednesday, October 21· 6:30pm– 7:30pm
“We Hold These Truths (WHTT)”
is a mobile interview station that honors and gathers stories about people’s connections to place, culture, and history, including the 250th anniversary of the United States. The activity is named for one of the most recognizable phrases from the preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence. It refers to
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ideals that Americans have reinterpreted and grappled with since the founding of the republic. WHTT will yield a collection of short interviews in which people in situ, on their own ground, share stories that express their connections to community and to the nation during this commemorative moment. All recordings will be preserved at the Smithsonian’s Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.