Episode 2: A Conundrum

to US, from US seeks to put public opinion in conversation with scholarly approaches regarding history.  In recognition of the United States’ 250th Anniversary, we ask members of the public what the Declaration of Independence means to them.  Their answers, combined with scholarly essays, provide us with a glimpse as to how Americans view elements of American history.     Episode 2 features Dr. David Waldstreicher of City University of New York.  Dr. Waldstreicher authored an essay titled “Eleven Ways of Looking at the Declaration of Independence.”  Dr. Waldstreicher discusses his thoughts behind the essay and also provides the audience with bit of the history behind the Declaration of Independence.   to US, From US is part of the Imagining Liberty Project at Teachers College, Columbia University