Episode 5: Education Takes Place in Life

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 5 features Dr. Steven Mintz of the University of Texas, Austin.  Dr. Mintz wrote an essay for the Imagining Liberty Project titled “Liberty’s Children: The Role of Youth in Reshaping Power, Education, and Family During the American Revolution.”  Dr. Mintz explains the impact that the Declaration of Independence has had on other radical movements in the United States and around the world.      to US, From US is part of the Imagining Liberty Project at Teachers College, Columbia University