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Dr. Jessica Millward will join the Museum to discuss her recent book, Finding Charity's Folk, and how slavery, freedom, and liberation were intertwined in the experiences of African American women in the Revolutionary era.

Explore the continuing struggle for equality for all and join the Museum to mark the anniversary of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

Read an excerpt from Charles Rappleye about the rise and fall of Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Robert Morris.

This excerpt from Kathleen DuVal sets the stage for the American Revolution on the Gulf Coast and tells stories that give international perspectives

Read an excerpt from Linda Colley's book, Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837.

Read an excerpt from Vincent Brown's book, Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War

Read an excerpt from The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten, edited by Ray Allen Billington.

Read an excerpt from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Hackett Fischer's book, African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals.

Read an excerpt from Douglas Egerton's book, Death or Liberty: African Americans in the Revolutionary War.

Before the calendar flips to 2023, take a look back at 22 Museum of the American Revolution highlights from 2022.