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May012020

Episode 27: The Importance of Words

DateFriday, May 1, 2020 at 01:28PM

Words were a huge part of how America became free. Pamphlets, speeches, letters, and documents changed people's minds, but they were also dangerous! Today, we're joined by a free expression expert to talk about what words did to make us free- and why that still matters.


 

 

 

Learn how books and pamphlets were printed in the colonial era: 

Source: Bonnie Rose Hudson

An example of a speech that got people excited about freedom- and on that was very dangerous to make!


 

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