1774: The Long Year of Revolution in partnership with the Concord Museum
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2020-11-17

In her new book, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution, Cornell historian Mary Beth Norton chronicles the revolutionary change that occurred from December 1773 to April 1775 – from the Boston Tea Party and the first Continental Congress to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.  During those sixteen months, the term “Loyalist” was first coined signaling the presence of the opposite phenomenon: individuals who were openly disloyal to the King. For revolution to occur the identification of the majority of colonists as loyal Britons had to change.  How and why they did so is the focus of her groundbreaking and original new research which she will discuss with Tom Putnam, the director of the Concord Museum.
 
At the conclusion of the hour-long forum, and in partnership with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, the Museum will unveil a new interactive microsite, The Shot Heard Round the World, featuring multimedia animations that bring the story of the iconic events of April 19, 1775 to life.
For live captioning only, use  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=DCLongYearofRevolution15440