Join us at the second Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation symposium supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. where participants will examine how religion influenced and impacted the American Revolution.

Differing cultural concepts of religion had far-reaching impacts on the social, political, and economic lives of the colonists as they set about declaring independence and building a new nation. Legacies of the cultural responses to these impacts are reflected in the societal fabric of America today.

In this symposium, religion scholars, museum professionals, and community members explore the role of religion and revolution in early America and the connections to the present day.

Attendance is free. Advance registration is required. 

^{Supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. which seeks to expand the discussion of religion throughout exhibition galleries and interpretation in living-history areas at Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.}

Symposium Schedule

Featured speaker - Dr. Jemar Tisby

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is pleased to host New York Times best-selling author, historian and scholar, Dr. Jemar Tisby in the closing panel discussion of the Awakening Dissent: Religion, Revolution and Legacy symposium.

Dr. Tisby is the founder and CEO of Tisby Media—a visionary educational studio creating a moral, imaginative and creative counterculture to disinformation, social injustice and the politics of fear. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Mississippi and is the author of multiple books, including "The Color of Compromise," "How to Fight Racism," "The Spirit of Justice," as well as several children's books. As a nationally renowned public scholar, Dr. Tisby's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, PBS, NPR and TIME Magazine. He is an international speaker on the topics of faith, history and justice, equipping audiences with clarity, competence and courage to pursue transformative change.

Presenters

• Colt Allgood, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• Hakan Atasever, American Turkish Friendship Association
• Harvey Bakari, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• Dr. Kimonee M. Burke, Charles Eastman Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth College
• Dr. Christopher Cameron, UNC Charlotte
• John Ericson, St. Luke's Historic Church and Museum
• Dr. Kara M. French, Associate Professor, William & Mary
• The Rev. Lisa Green, Rector, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Historic Area Religions Together
• Dr. Travis Harris, Norfolk State University
• Travis Henline, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• James L. Ingram Jr., living-history interpreter, retired
• Dr. Stephen Jolly, sociologist
• Rabbi David Katz, Temple Beth El, Historic Area Religions Together
• Rev. Dr. Carlon L. Lassiter, Saint John Baptist Church
• Rev. Dr. Fred Liggin, Williamsburg Christian Church
• Dr. Christopher F. Minty, University of Virginia
• T.J. Savage, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• Dr. Holly Snyder, scholar and retired librarian, Brown University
• Dr. Jemar Tisby, author, historian and scholar