Blount Mansion will host Dr. Chris Magra, who will speak on how westward expansion influenced the Declaration of Independence. Magra is a professor of early American history at the University of Tennessee and the director of the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War at the Department of History.

The speaking event will be at Blount Mansion Visitors Center. Limited free parking is available onsite. A $5 donation is suggested at the door; cash and cards accepted. RSVP to [email protected].