With the Stamp Act defeated, the Sons of Liberty in New York City celebrate by raising a Liberty Pole in tribute to George III, William Pitt, and Liberty, provoking a violent confrontation with British soldiers quartered in the city's barracks, who see the wooden mast as a monument to mob rule and a symbol of sedition.
Featuring: Wendy Bellion, Shira Lurie, Jon Kukla, Patrick Griffin, Brad Jones, Christopher Minty, and John McCurdy
Voice Actors: Adam Smith, Melissa Gismondi, Mills Kelly, Nate Sleeter, Anne Fertig, and Dan Howlett.
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10/22/24 • 76 min
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Worlds Turned Upside Down - Episode 11: The Resistance
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This episode of Worlds Turned Upside Down is supported by the McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution at Siena College. Learn how you can support the series at rstudios.org. The dawn of a new day broke on the morning of May 21, 1766 to the sound of church bells ringing throughout New York City. Only a day earlier, news had arrived from Boston and Philadelphia of the Stamp Act’s repeal, sending young boys racing through the s
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