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Independence Shawl: The Unveiling Of A Hidden Paradox Based on Independence Hall in American Memory (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002) by Charlene Mires
Title: Independence Shawl: The Unveiling Of A Hidden Paradox Based on Independence Hall in American Memory (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002) by Charlene Mires
Category: History
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Independence Shawl: The Unveiling Of A Hidden Paradox Based on Independence Hall in American Memory (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002) by Charlene Mires
Are We There Yet?
Independence Shawl: The Unveiling Of A Hidden Paradox
Based on Independence Hall in American Memory (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002) by Charlene Mires
In 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. In 1787, delegates from the new nation drafted the U.S. Constitution. Both of these events took place within the walls of one of the most significant historic structures in the United States. The building is known as Independence Hall, which …showed first 75 words of 2108 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2108 total…visit, Independence Hall for festivals, celebrations, and tours, all in an effort to show national pride. Mire's puts it best, "Independence Hall has a powerful story to tell... (it) demonstrates that historic buildings and associated public spaces have much to tell us--if we let them. They are places of history, but also places of memory where we continually interact with the past and sustain our ideas of what it means to be a nation (279)."
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