How one Georgia delegate led the entire colony to independence

About this episode

The episode discusses Lyman Hall's role in leading Georgia towards independence through small acts of courage.

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Lyman Hall’s stand in St. John’s Parish shows how courage begins in small duties. As Georgia hesitates, one parish chooses conviction and helps draw a colony toward independence. From a mother’s steady labor to classrooms that form virtue, freedom depends on families, teachers, and citizens who stand, teach, and love...

People in this episode

Host: Dean Bowen

Topics covered

• independence
• courage
• education
• family
• virtue

Keywords

• Georgia
• Lyman Hall
• independence
• courage
• education
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Georgia, St. John’s Parish

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