Join the DC SPJ chapter in a discussion about When the Declaration of Independence Was News with author Dr. Emily Sneff.
Wednesday, July 15
6:00 pm ET
We will discuss how the newspapers of 1776 affected the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and how the world heard about America’s break with Great Britain.
Register for the online session HERE.
Dr. Emily Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary. She is a consulting curator for exhibitions marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration at the Museum of the American Revolution and Historic Trappe. She is the author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News.