Defining Freedom

What is freedom? Prof. Sheldon Hackney talks about the concept and its critical, if changing, meaning in American culture on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.

President emeritus of Tulane and the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hackney will give a brief history of America in his talk, The Concept of Freedom and the American National Character.

On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists flew past the Statue of Liberty to strike the World Trade Center. They did not crash into the Liberty Bell but into the Pentagon. They chose potent symbols of our economic and military power; Mr. Hackney will explain why they got it wrong.