You don't do that with small ideas you do that with big ideas. No colony has broken from it's parents stem in the history of the world!ĭanielle Allen: So think of that you're trying to justify the creation of a new nation. But there was no precedent for this.ġ776: It's never been done before. Nick Capodice: And we might take this for granted now. It had the job of justifying one of the most consequential political decisions ever taken, the decision of the colonists to declare independence from Britain and formally undertake a revolution. Nick Capodice: That's Danielle Allen again.ĭanielle Allen: Yet it had the biggest possible of jobs. It's not that long.ĭanielle Allen: It's short it's only 1337 words. Nick Capodice: To start, you should read it. Nick Capodice: And today on Civics 101 we're exploring the greatest breakup letter of all time, the Declaration of Independence. Nick Capodice: Alright, I promise I will be more judicious about my use of clips from 1776 but a few sneak their way in. Nick Capodice: I know, of course she hasn't seen it, cool people do not see it. Nick Capodice: Did you have any feelings about the film 1776 and its accuracy of depicting the situation.ĭanielle Allen: I'm embarrassed to say, I, yeah I still have not actually seen it. Nick Capodice: I held my breath and asked her for thoughts on the movie. I'm a political philosopher so I'm a kind of all arounder Declaration of Independence person history, text, the impact of it and so forth. So when working on this episode and I was able to get in contact with Danielle Allen, one of the top Declaration of Independence scholars in the world.ĭanielle Allen: I'm James Bryant Conant university professor at Harvard. Nick Capodice: Just like I was born to play that part. My childhood wish was to one day play Ben Franklin. Nick Capodice: I've seen the movie 1776, a musical about our Founding Fathers singing and dancing their way towards the signing of the Declaration independence hundreds, maybe even a thousand times. He loved a major piece of propaganda, but so did I.ġ776: Good God what in the hell you waiting for! Nick Capodice: That's Byron Williams we'll hear from him a little later. Hannah McCarthy: It's incredible.īyron Williams: It, Let's be honest it is a major piece of propaganda. Hannah McCarthy: I watched Casablanca for the first time last year.īyron Williams: Are you serious.īyron Williams: It is the greatest movie ever made. Nick Capodice: Did you have a tape that got played more than any other in your household?īyron Williams: Oh absolutely. Instead of asking them the industry standard question which is "what did you have for breakfast?" I really like to ask "what is the movie that you watched more than any other in your youth". Nick Capodice: When I'm trying to do a levels check for a guest on this very show. And there's one more reason that I hesitate to mention. This is the reason I'm a little nervous investigating our literal founding document. So whether we're celebrating the successes or examining the flaws of this great democratic experiment, this was the moment that they became our successes. And one Dunlap broadside was put on a ship to England where it would be read by King George himself. Copies were made for the colonists in German and French. To assemblies, to committees, on Town Hall steps, to the commanders and troops who had already been at war for over a year. These weren't printed to sit in glass cases or hang on the walls of state. 26 of these, called the Dunlap broadsides, are known to exist today. It was sent to a young Irish immigrant, John Dunlap official printer of the Congress, to be turned into about 200 broadsides to be sent around the colonies. And on the fourth the Declaration was adopted. Lee's resolution was debated and adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies on July 2nd 1776. Nick Capodice: A committee of five was appointed to draft a statement for the world to declare the reason for such an action. "That these United Colonies are and of Right ought to be free and independent states that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved. Nick Capodice: About a month earlier Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read the following resolution before the Continental Congress. Nick Capodice: I don't know how shall end. NOTE: This transcript was generated using an automated transcription service, and may contain typographical errors.įounding Documents: Declaration of IndependenceĪdia Samba-Quee: Civics 101 is supported in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.ġ776: We are about to brave the storm in a skiff made of paper.
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