A Government of Laws and Not of Men The Structural Foundations of Constitutional Liberty Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Josh Dunn of the University of Tennessee who will speak on "A Government of Laws and Not of Men The Structural Foundations of Constitutional Liberty" We are thrilled to be partnering with the The ... Read more

The Road to Knoxville Blount Mansion is proud to present the fantastically knowledgeable, Jack Neely, for our Centennial Anniversary Lecture Series! Jack Neely will speak on "The Road to Knoxville," the city in the 1790s and its connections to the Revolutionary War. Perhaps to a degree unusual even in America, the first Knoxvillians came from ... Read more

Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Katy Chiles of the University of Tennessee. She will speak on "Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution." Phillis Wheatley was a Black poet enslaved in Boston during the American Revolution. This talk discusses how her poetry takes up the themes ... Read more