What would Benedict Arnold have to say for himself? Interpreter Ken Johnston gives listeners a taste.
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A Conversation With Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
Colonial Williamsburg actor-interpreter Ken Johnston says “founding father” might be a more apt description than “traitor” for the man who was more loyal to his principles than his party.
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Alexander Purdie
Dennis Watson speculates on the loyalties of the publisher of The Virginia Gazette in the years leading up to the Revolution.
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James Armistead
Interpreter Richard Josey talks about an enslaved man who became a valuable spy during the Revolution.
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Richard Schumann on Patrick Henry and Independence
Whenever there was trouble in Williamsburg, it’s a sure bet Patrick Henry was in the middle of it.
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