MULTIMEDIA

Scholars of American law and politics discuss how the American Revolution both perpetuated slavery and created the conditions for its abolition in the 19th century.

Legal scholars and political scientists examine how the founding generation defined the origins and purposes of political rights.

Scholars of American history, law, and theology consider the ways in which American revolutionaries viewed their cause as a spiritual struggle.

Historians, political scientists, and economists analyze the role that the market economy played in the creation of the United States.

Historians and political scientists explore evolving interpretations of American democracy from the beginning of the American Revolution to the present