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Black Founders Women & the Archives with Lela Sewell-Williams & Rebecca Shipman
Lela Sewell-Williams and Rebecca Shipman of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University joined the Museum to reflect on preserving the legacies of African American women in the archives
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The Counter-Revolution of 1776
This excerpt from Gerald Horne demonstrates how the Revolution reinvigorated the slave trade and subsequently bore a counter-revolution of slavery.
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Rum Punch and Revolution
This excerpt from Peter Thompson highlights the changing culture surrounding taverns and political life on the eve of the American Revolution
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The Last Muster
Read this excerpt from Maureen Taylor’s book that complied over 50 19th-century photographs and shares biographical information for each person.
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Reporting the Revolutionary War
This excerpt tells how a British decision to confiscate gunpowder from Williamsburg's magazine provoked outrage and action by the city's patriots.
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Our Sister Republics
Caitlin Fitz investigates South Americans who visited the United States to inspire support and gather supplies for their revolutions back home.
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Whirlwind
This excerpt from John Ferling shows the trials and tribulations women faced during the long conflict of the American Revolutionary War.
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Founding Friendships
This excerpt from Cassandra Good shows how women gained political access, influence, and information through their male friends in political office.
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Sentiments of a British-American Woman
Read an excerpt from Owen S. Ireland's book, Sentiments of a British-American Woman: Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution.
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First Lady of Letters
Read an excerpt from Sheila L. Skemp's book, First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Female Independence.
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