“A Larger Freedom” Public Lecture with Honors

UW Honors Director, Professor Stephanie Smallwood, is excited to attend the “A Larger Freedom: Multiracial Democracy and the Radical Reconstruction of the United States with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor” lecture with a group of Honors students! 

If you’d like to attend with the Honors group, please fill out this form. Please plan to meet in the Honors suite by 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 30th. The event takes place at Town Hall Seattle at 6:30 PM.

This lecture delves into the enduring struggle for democracy in the United States, challenging the notion that democratic backsliding began with the 2024 presidential election. Instead, it traces the deeper historical and structural forces that have long shaped—and strained—American democratic institutions. 

Through a critical examination of evidence pointing to democratic erosion, the lecture will explore what it truly means to live in a democratic society. What are the warning signs of decline? Who is most affected when democracy falters? And most importantly, how can democracy be safeguarded and made inclusive of all? 

These questions form the foundation of a timely and urgent conversation about the future of democracy in America.