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Summer Reading List: 2020 Young Readers Edition
View our list of 2020 Summer Reading Books about the American Revolutionary War to share stories of history with children of all ages!
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Unveiling New "Brave Men as Ever Fought" Painting by Don Troiani at AAMP
On Sept. 2, 2021, we unveiled a new painting by renowned historical artist Don Troiani titled "Brave Men as Ever Fought" at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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In the News: Stolen Artifacts Returned to Local Museums in Repatriation Ceremony at the Museum
On Friday, Dec. 17, stolen artifacts were returned to their rightful owners — six museums from the Philadelphia region— in a repatriation ceremony at the Museum held by the Philadelphia Division of the FBI Art Crime Team.
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The Darkest Hour
Core ExhibitionHow did the Revolution survive its darkest hour? Explore how America would soon learn that it was one thing to declare independence, and quite another to secure it.
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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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Juneteenth Weekend 2023 at the Museum
June 17-19, 2023Explore the continuing struggle for equality for all and join the Museum to celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
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Read the Revolution Speaker Series with John Gilbert McCurdy
June 6, 2024, from 6:30-8 p.m.Author and historian Dr. John Gilbert McCurdy joins the Museum for a special presentation exploring surprising truths about LGBTQ+ history in early America to launch his latest book, Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh.
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Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Kari Winter featuring Rhonda Brace
February 17, 2022 from 6:30-8 p.m.Historian Dr. Kari J. Winter will discuss the rare and powerful memoir of Jeffrey Brace, an enslaved man who won his freedom through service during the Revolutionary War, before being joined by Brace descendent and family historian, Rhonda Brace.
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Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Friederike Baer
May 12, 2022 from 6:30-8 p.m.Join Dr. Friederike Baer at the Museum for a discussion on her new book, Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, as part of our Read the Revolution Speaker Series.
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Forgotten Allies
Read an excerpt from Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin's Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution.
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