Founding Fathers Pt4: Independence Day

About this episode

The episode discusses the escalating war in the colonies, the siege of Boston, and Thomas Jefferson's pivotal writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Throughout the colonies, war escalates. The siege of Boston comes to a dramatic end. A leader of the Mohawk people travels to London to pledge his support to King George. And in a sweltering room in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson writes a sentence that will change the world: “all men are created equal”. But in 1776, some people are more equal than others… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Lindsay Chervinsky, Calvin Jefferson, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor. Abigail Adams letter read by Kylie Hinze. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Clarke Peters

Guests: Lindsay Chervinsky, Calvin Jefferson, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor, Kylie Hinze

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• Independence Day
• Historical figures
• Colonial America
• Thomas Jefferson
• Equality

Keywords

• Independence Day
• Thomas Jefferson
• American Revolution
• Boston Siege
• Colonial America
• Equality

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Organizations: Noiser, noiser.com

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