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- Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.
- We will be watching the first episode of the documentary “In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)”: Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause. (1h 56m 9s)
- Join historian Eleanor McConnell for a Q&A after the screening.