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The words seem simple: “all men are created equal,” and endowed with the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Yet every era since has grappled with them. Elizabeth Cady Stanton used them as a starting point. Lincoln regarded them as the essential definition of America. Southern secessionists said they were false. Frederick Douglass called them hypocritical. Join historian Joyce Haworth as she recounts the influence of the Declaration over the last 250 years. REGISTER
The award-winning St. Charles Public Library District is located in the scenic Fox River Valley, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library serves a district population of 55,092 residents and has a staff of 101. The St. Charles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.
St. Charles Public Library serves the residents of the Fox River Valley community of St. Charles, Illinois, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library, with a total collection of approximately 400,000 items, offers a wide variety of information and recreational reading to meet the expectations of both the general public and local businesses.
One South Sixth Ave.
St. Charles, IL 60174
