Book Launch Celebration for Becoming American: Moravians and Their Neighbors, 1772-1822 
Thursday, March 30, 2023
4:30-6:00pm 
301 Reynolda Hall

The Reynolda Conference "Becoming American: Moravians and their Neighbors, 1772-1822" took place on September 23-26, 2020. This online conference offered a historical examination of the concept of "the neighbor" and invited reflection on the first fifty years of Moravian-influenced change in the Piedmont. Questioned asked were: Who were the Moravians' neighbors? Who did "the neighbor" include and exclude, and how? How did the Moravian communities envision their own role and responsibilities as neighbors?

The 2020 Reynolda Conference, awarded by the Humanities Institute at Wake Forest University, was funded by a grant for Engaged Humanities from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and other WFU supporters.

This book launch event will feature readings from the volume that was inspired by the content of the conference. Refreshments will be served.