Heritage & History

Jan Wyatt Symposium: We Hold These Truths: WNC and America at 250

This year’s program,“We Hold These Truths: Western North Carolina and America at 250,”examines the legacies of America’s founding in western North Carolina. It looks at the complex narratives that shape the history and culture of the region. We’ll examine how Cherokee, women, and African Americans experienced our nation’s founding ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Once colonial America’s westernmost boundary, the Appalachian Mountains sparked a revolution over expansionist id