About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the early assertions of rights by the American colonists.

April 19, 2026 The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1776, marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Just over a year later, the colonists would declare that the people had the right to be treated equally before the law and the right to govern themselves. Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ- Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

• Revolutionary War
• American history
• colonial rights
• self-governance
• equality before the law

Keywords

• Revolutionary War
• Lexington and Concord
• colonial rights
• self-governance
• equality
• Heather Cox Richardson

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