Celebrating the birth of the country is more than just about the Founding Fathers and this July 4th holiday, the Museum of the American of Revolution is making sure a diverse range of historical people are front in center to mark the festivities.
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"We want people to have a truer understanding of what the past looked like and then that will help them to understand where we can be going together in the future," said Adrienne Whaley, Director of Education and Community Engagement. "One of our favorite things to hear in the museum... 'Why didn't I learn about this in school?'" said Whaley."We love that question because it means we're exposing more people to new information."
"It's a witness object. You think that people in the 18th century were literally looking at the letters that you're looking at. At least for me, it makes the hair on the back of neck stand up," said Scott Stephenson, President and CEO.
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