Part of a series of events under the LA2026 Humanities Discussions, presented by the Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) at USC.

Historians of Los Angeles and the American West discuss the Autry’s signature initiative within the context of the America 250 commemoration, considering this moment from a West Coast perspective.

A conversation with Stephen Aron (Calvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President and CEO of Autry Museum, and Professor of History, Emeritus, UCLA); William Deverell (Professor of History, USC and Co -Director Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West); and Virginia Scharff (Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico).