Please Note: Today’s class will be held at the Sherborn Library in the Community Room, not Town Hall. This change is for this week only!

CHALLENGES FACING AMERICAN POLITICS: HISTORY SERIES

MARCH 11TH @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM

SHERBORN LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM/ COST: $40

Conspiracy Theories & Why People Believe Them

Conspiracy theories have been part of history for a long time.  A Charlestown minister started one of the first in the 1790s when he claimed that a secret organization called the Bavarian Illuminati was working to undermine Christianity and overthrow the civil government.  People believe these theories for a variety of reasons, like wanting to belong to a group of like-minded individuals, or to help them understand complex events.  Exploring why people adhere to, and spread, such theories will help us to better understand the current political milieu of the United States.