Mission
THE AMERICAN AGORA FOUNDATION, PUBLISHER OF LAPHAM'S QUARTERLY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO FOSTERING AN INTEREST IN, AND DEVELOPING AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH HISTORY. THE AMERICAN AGORA FOUNDATION WAS CREATED WITH THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORY. IT IS THE GOAL OF THE AMERICAN AGORA FOUNDATION AND OF LAPHAM'S QUARTERLY TO ADD TO THE TEACHING ARSENAL OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE A RICH CULTURAL RESOURCE FOR ENHANCING A REFLECTIVE ANALYTIC AND EVALUATIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORY TO A NEW GENERATION OF CITIZENS.