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The founders demanded freedom for themselves, but not for their slaves. Early protests show that the enslaved noticed the flaw in the logic. Historian Harvey Bakari introduces the Boston Slave Petitions.
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The gun is part of America’s creation story. Gunsmith George Suiter describes the technology of this potent tool.
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A tale of murder in the final chapter in a great man’s noble life. Chris Hull tells George Wythe’s story.
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The manners of the parlor codify the feminine culture. Kristen Spivey keeps up appearances in The Polite Academy.
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New information continues to emerge from the excavation of Anderson’s Armoury. The tin shop is found, beginning a new exploration of the trade. Meredith Poole updates.
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The coopers’s cask is one of mankind’s strongest constructions, and the ubiquitous container for shipping items wet and dry. Meet cooper Ramona Vogel to learn more about the trade.
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