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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 4 MIN

Printing presses as tools of protest — 250 years of an American tradition

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From fomenting colonial discontent with British rule in the 1700s to the No Kings rallies of today, posters spread messages and question authority. At the Boston Public Library, visitors are learning the art of making their own signs.

From fomenting colonial discontent with British rule in the 1700s to the No Kings rallies of today, posters spread messages and question authority. At the Boston Public Library, visitors are learning the art of making their own signs.

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From fomenting colonial discontent with British rule in the 1700s to the No Kings rallies of today, posters spread messages and question authority. At the Boston Public Library, visitors are learning the art of making their own signs.

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