Goethe Pop Up Kansas City, together with the Kansas City Public Library is excited to welcome Prof. Frido Mann to Kansas City as part of his lecture tour: “Democracy Will Win”.

Born in the United States, Frido Mann sensed the democratic creed of his parents and grandparents from childhood on. They had managed to leave Europe for the U.S. before the outbreak of WWII. During his extended lecture tours, Thomas Mann, Frido's grandfather, addressed his American audiences with his speech The Coming Victory of Democracy warning of the dangers of fascism for a liberal democracy: “The social renewal of democracy is the presupposition and the guarantee of its victory.”

Following in his grandfather's tracks, Frido Mann is going to give lectures in numerous places in the United States and Canada. He will address the current crisis in the American and European democracies and the need for their restoration, on the basis of transatlantic dialogue.

This event is open to the public and will take place at the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza Branch on Fri, Sep 27th at 6:00 pm. Prof. Mann’s lecture will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Larson Powell from UMKC and a Q&A with the audience. Photographer and film maker Luigi Toscano, who is currently presenting his exhibition Lest We Forget at the Memorial Courtyard at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, will also take part in the discussion.

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