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Read the Revolution Founding Footnotes: Unraveling Our Newly Acquired Archive with Dr. Aimee Newell
March 24, 2022 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.Revolution Society and George Washington Council members are invited to join us for the latest Read the Revolution Founding Footnotes, an online conversation series sponsored by The Haverford Trust Company.
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Revolutionary Friends
Read an excerpt from Selene Castrovilla's children's book that tells the story of the enduring friendship of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette.
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Read the Revolution with Julie Winch featuring Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs
Watch Dr. Julie Winch's April 2023 discussion on her book, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten, where she was joined by Forten descendant Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs.
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A Fragile Freedom
Read an excerpt from Erica Armstrong Dunbar's book, A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City.
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A Gentleman of Color
Read an excerpt from Julie Winch's groundbreaking book, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten.
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Independence Lost
This excerpt from Kathleen DuVal sets the stage for the American Revolution on the Gulf Coast and tells stories that give international perspectives
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Tacky's Revolt
Read an excerpt from Vincent Brown's book, Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War
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Discovering History: Memorialization at the Museum
Associate Curator Matthew Skic takes you through the stories of Revolutionary soldiers and officers such as Polish cavalryman Casimir Pulaski, Colonel Jonathan Pettibone, and Gershom Prince.
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Plain, Honest Men
Read an excerpt from Richard Beeman's book, Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution.
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In the News: 1774 Newspaper Printing of Phillis Wheatley's Letter Rebuking Slavery
A searing rebuke of slavery and a soaring defense of human equality, a 1774 newspaper printing of a letter written by African American poet Phillis Wheatley is now part of the Museum's collection.
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