44 Results for tag "Founding Fathers & Nation Builders"

• Visit a Nation Builder

  Step into the past with a Nation Builder and learn about their contribution to the founding of our nation.

• Nation Builders Discuss the Institution of Slavery

  Join two Nation Builders to discuss how they viewed the complicated tragedy that was the institution of slavery.

• Nation Builders Discuss the Rights of Women

  Join two Nation Builders to discuss how they viewed and debated the rights of women.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Edith Cumbo

  Step into the past with Edith Cumbo, Free Black Sister, Mother, Fighter, Founder.

• Visit a Nation Builder- young George Washington

  Step into the past with young George Washington, Colonel of the Virginia Regiment.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Patrick Henry

  Step into the past with Patrick Henry, the Revolution's Son of Thunder.

• Walk through History with a Nation Builder

  On this walking tour experience the 18th century community of Williamsburg and its echoes through time with one of our Nation Builders.

• The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret

  Join Mrs. Washington in December of 1799 as she comes to terms with the General’s Last Will and Testament, and hear from George Washington on his evolution on slavery.

• Good Progress

  Meet Mrs. Wager, teacher of the Williamsburg Bray School, as she debates the nature of her school with Elizabeth DeRosario, a free woman of color.

• Pursuing Happiness

  Witness imagined conversations between Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and King George III to discover the ghosts behind Jefferson’s drafts of the Declaration of Independence.

• The Death of George Washington

  Professor Peter Henriques will discuss the manner in which George Washington prepared for and faced his death.

• Benedict Arnold's Conspiracy and Its Aftermath

  Professor Peter Henriques examines Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Aggy of Turkey Island

  Step into the past with Aggy of Turkey Island, Entangled with her master; fighting for her family's freedom.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Clementina Rind

  Step into the past with Clementina Rind, Mistress of a Free Press.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Thomas Jefferson

  Step into the past with Thomas Jefferson, The Rebellious Philosophe.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Reverend Gowan Pamphlet

  Step into the past with Gowan Pamphlet, Revolutionary Black Baptist Preacher.

• Visit a Nation Builder- James Madison

  Step into the past with James Madison, Scholar Statesman.

• Visit a Nation Builder- Marquis de Lafayette

  Step into the past with the Marquis de Lafayette, French Hero of Two Worlds.