Jill Lepore with Jamal Greene: We the People
Mon, Sep 29
|Celeste Bartos Forum (Ground Floor) NYPL
Examine the past—and potential future—of the U.S. Constitution with the beloved American historian. Pre-order your copy of We the People and get your free ticket now!
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum (Ground Floor) NYPL, 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA
About the event
The United States Constitution is one of the oldest in the world, and it is also one of the most difficult to amend. On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, Jill Lepore’s We the People reexamines this foundational text not as a static artifact but as a living document shaped—and too often stalled—by the will of the people. Drawing on research from the Amendments Project—a searchable archive of all the proposed amendments to the Constitution from 1789 to the present—Lepore traces more than two centuries of attempts, mostly by ordinary Americans, to amend a document designed both to resist change and to permit it through peaceful, democratic means.
Lepore and legal scholar Jamal Greene examine how the amendment process lies at the heart of American constitutionalism—and how the public and lawmakers might take it up once again.
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