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SUMMARY:When the Declaration of Independence Was News
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Emily Sneff will speak about her book\, When the Declaration of Independence Was News\, at Borough Hall\, on May 21st\, at 7pm. \nTracing the moments after its creation\, this groundbreaking book follows how news of the Declaration of Independence spread to people throughout the thirteen United States and the Atlantic world. \nIn 1776 people could hear the Declaration of Independence proclaimed in public squares and could read it in the pages of their local newspapers. Stories of the Declaration typically recount the work that took place inside the Continental Congress\, focusing on the men tasked with drafting the text. Although Congress declared independence\, the work of spreading the news involved printers\, post riders\, ship captains\, civic leaders\, soldiers\, clerks\, orators\, preachers\, diplomats\, and translators. \nWhen the Declaration of Independence Was News reveals the stories behind how the Declaration was communicated in the United States and around the Atlantic. Tracing the travels of the founding document of the United States from Philadelphia to New York\, Boston\, Charleston\, London\, Leiden\, Paris\, and beyond\, Emily Sneff shows how people both celebrated the Declaration and critiqued it. In the weeks after the document was penned\, it was printed in the columns of newspapers\, translated into German and French\, and shared with Native American allies. The document induced some people to make public their privately held beliefs about whether they wanted the United States to be independent or to reconcile with King George III. The Declaration was met with unique circumstances everywhere it went\, and people modified the text along the way. The questions of who experienced the news of independence\, when\, and how reveal an expansive and complex history of a critical moment in the American Revolution. \nPublished for the 250th anniversary of American independence\, When the Declaration of Independence Was News returns to a time before the legacy of these words and the outcome of the war against Great Britain were known to reconsider what the founding of the United States meant to the people who were living through it. \n  \n\nImage from Emily Sneff’s web pages\nEmily Sneff is a historian of the founding era of the United States and a leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. A PhD in history from William and Mary\, she is a consulting curator for museum exhibitions for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. \n  \nThe event is free and open to the public—please sign up\, here.
URL:https://visitsouthjersey.com/event/when-the-declaration-of-independence-was-news/
LOCATION:Haddonfield Borough Hall Auditorium\, 242 Kings Hwy\, Haddonfield\, 08033\, United States
CATEGORIES:History & Museums,Revolutionary
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ORGANIZER;CN="Historical Society of Haddonfield":MAILTO:info@haddonfieldhistory.org
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SUMMARY:What would Martin Say?
DESCRIPTION:The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project  brings you a FREE family friendly and informative event that extends their AMERICA 250 Celebrations program. Please set your calendar so you can be part of the second annual WHAT WOULD MARTIN SAY? Forum. Presenters will include a distinguished local civil rights worker-turned attorney-in-charge at the U.S. Attorney’s Office along with experts from Museum of the American Revolution\, New Jersey’s Department of State/Historical Commission\, and Princeton University. WHYY’s Morning News Anchor will lead the discussion as moderator. Plan to explore What is Black History and Why Does it Matter; Especially Now on Monday\, April 6th  5:30 PM – 7:00 PM\, Haddonfield Borough Hall Auditorium. Registration is required. \n  \n  \nSkyler Gordon\, PhD\, Princeton University-Truth & Repair Program\n  \nAdrienne G. Whaley\, Museum of the American Revolution Department of Education and Outreach\n  \nThe Honorable Joel RosenCivil Rights Worker\, U.S. Magistrate Judge/Attorney-in-Charge@ Office of the U.S. Attorney (Ret.) and Senior Counsel-Montgomery McCracken\n  \n 
URL:https://visitsouthjersey.com/event/what-would-martin-say-2/
LOCATION:Haddonfield Borough Hall Auditorium\, 242 Kings Hwy\, Haddonfield\, 08033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,History & Museums,Revolutionary
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ORGANIZER;CN="Preserving Black Haddonfield History":MAILTO:preservingblackhaddonfield@gmail.com
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