Jill Lepore’s These Truths takes its title from Thomas Jefferson’s contention that Americans considered certain principles “self-evident.”  US history is defined by struggles over core principles – what they mean, and to whom they apply – and Lepore’s book chronicles these struggles.  In this class, we will discuss Lepore’s interpretation of prominent figures, events and trends from American history, and consider what her book shows us about the remaining work of fulfilling the United States’s revolutionary promise. Six Wednesday: July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5, 12 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.