About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Liberty Trees during the American Revolution and advocates for modern political gatherings under trees.

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon! It's October 22nd. This day in 1999, in Annapolis, MD, the last of the so-called "Liberty Trees" was cut down. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the original liberty trees that served as gathering spots for political ideas to be shared -- and political violence to play out -- during the American revolution. And they make the case for bringing back gatherings-under-trees as a political act. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now . This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or…

People in this episode

Host: Jody Avirgan

Topics covered

• Liberty Trees
• American Revolution
• Political gatherings
• Historical archives
• Political violence

Keywords

• Liberty Trees
• American Revolution
• political gatherings
• historical significance
• political violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radiotopia

Books & works: This Day

Places: Annapolis, MD

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