"On July 9, 1776, General George Washington...ordered the troops to assemble [and] read aloud the Declaration of Independence. Every year on July 4 since... presidents have celebrated the nation’s independence." Fr @lmchervinsky #ReadingFourth2021 17/ ...
"For those of us wondering how we can hope to heal our fractured society, looking back to the generation that came of age in the revolutionary era offers some grounds for optimism." @NathanPR1 for @latimes #ReadingFourth2021 16/...
Today for its #July4th content @JSTOR_Daily featured @ChrisMagra on naval impressment in the Revolution. #ReadingFourth2021 15/ daily.jstor.org/the-role-of-naval-impres...
For the @TheJERPano Matt Clavin -- fr his longer essay --about the "Rockville Rebels" and the July 4th meanings of enslaved people running for freedom on the independence holiday. #ReadingFourth2021 14/ thepanorama.shear.org/2021/07/02/slavery-freed...
"Both holidays should be used to reflect upon the common value that Juneteenth & the Fourth have come to express: the recognition of the equal humanity & dignity of people the world over." @agordonreed for @nytopinion
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"The Declaration and its statement of liberty, equality and “unalienable” rights were revolutionary, radical, and “unique” in world history. Even those left out realized it." @craigbrucesmith in @TheHillOpinion #ReadingFourth2021 12/...
This is a powerful piece fr @emarvelous abt #July4th and the importance of digging deep on history as the path to "A More Perfect Union." Looking forward to this project plus props as ever to @AmRevMuseum #ReadingFourth2021 11/...
I haven't visited all my usual local papers yet, but I'm noticing fewer #July4th op-eds. Here's @RTDMPW for the @RTDNEWS w a good piece interviewing Woody Holton, though. #ReadingFourth2021 10/...
There will be lots of commentary on 2026. Here's my post for @OIEAHC about why we committed early to a 250th commemoration grounded in #VastEarlyAmerica. #ReadingFourth2021 9/ https://blog.oieahc.wm.edu/blue-sky/
"There’s no such thing as purity in politics, or movements without contradictions. It’s in that light that we should grasp the revolutionary tradition and raise a toast to Independence Day." @tomcutterham for @jacobin #ReadingFourth2021 8/...
For @AAMers @johngmarks wrote that "every museum should be thinking creatively and ambitiously about what they want the 250th to look like in their community and what kind of impact they hope to achieve." #ReadingFourth2021 7/...
Less talk, more music? This is interesting but I'm still waiting for @PaulRingel's update on Schoolhouse Rock. And I'd like to know which historians joined the project! #ReadingFourth2021 6/...
"It's been a tough year for 1776." @jennyschuessler on the bruising politics of history and what 2026 looks like from 5 years out. #ReadingFourth2021 5/ www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/arts/1776-202...
"African Americans played a crucial, if often overlooked, role in their White owners’ and neighbors’ decision to declare independence from Britain." Newly active #Twitterstorian @woodyholtonusc for @washingtonpost #ReadingFourth2021 4/...
On the flag Betsy Ross didn't sew, @heroinebook for @NatGeo #ReadingFourth2021 3/ www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/betsy-ro...
"We have been reluctant to admit just how thoroughly the Founding Fathers thought about, talked about, and wrote about race at the moment of American independence." Rob Parkinson for @TIME and w a swipe at John Adams to start. #ReadingFourth2021 2/ ...
My usual #July4th morning involves a round-up of op-eds and public writing for the holiday. My website is under (re)construction so like lots of things I want to write about lately, this will be a thread. #ReadingFourth2021 1/
