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Women in George Washington’s World
"Women in George Washington’s World" highlights some of the women Washington knew, revealing the lives of a diverse group of women who made choices that affected their own and the nation's future.
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National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Betsy Ross
Learn the inspiring story of the patriot, upholsterer, and flag-maker who really was Betsy Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole (portrayed by Kim Hanley).
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Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence
How did the colonies overcome the odds to unify and declare independence from Britain? Author Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear.
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Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778
Ricardo A. Herrera uncovers what daily life was like for soldiers during the darkest and coldest days of the American Revolution: the Valley Forge winter.
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O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Mark Clague will discuss the history of America’s national anthem, the stories of the song and the nation it represents, and its powerful meaning today.
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Liberty Tea! An Examination of the Act That Broke the Camel’s Back
After the American tea protests of 1773 and 1774, Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams join Abigail Adams at tea time for coffee and conversation.
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Thomas Jefferson: Origins and Objectives of the Committees of Correspondence
An actor portraying Thomas Jefferson examines of the origins of the Committees of Correspondence and relates grievances that we will see again in the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
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'Let my people go!' Reflections by Phillis Wheatley (1772) and a Petition for Manumission from Felix (1773)
Actors portray two enslaved people in the early 1770s—Phillis Wheatley and a man named Felix—who imagine independence for people of color.
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'The Fatal 5th of March 1770, Can Never be Forgotten!' — Dr. Joseph Warren
On the second annual commemoration of the Boston Massacre, Dr. Joseph Warren speaks to the citizens of Boston, pointing out the injustices of British parliamentary laws.
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The Nixon Conspiracy: Watergate and the Plot to Remove the President
Geoff Shepard's most recent book, "The Nixon Conspiracy," is based on four caches of internal prosecutorial documents that have surfaced in the past eight years.