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‘All Men are Created Equal’? Race and the Declaration of Independence in American Museums
Tom Smith (@TomEtesonSmith) The Declaration of Independence, approved on 4 July 1776 by the thirteen colonies which were about to form the United States of America, has returned to the headlines recently after a parchment copy of the iconic document, only the second known to exist, was discovered in the somewhat unlikely surroundings of the…
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Review: The Museum of the American Revolution
By Evelyn Strope (@emstrope) Location: 3rd & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Independence National Historical Park Ticket Prices: $18 Student, $21 Adult Opening Hours: Mon–Sun, 10am–5pm www.amrevmuseum.org; @AmRevMuseum While undertaking archival research in Philadelphia this summer, I finally had the chance to visit the Museum of the American Revolution (MAR), situated at the heart of…
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