Midday

Friday, July 4, 2008

What's the history of American independence?
An American history professor gives some history lessons and answers questions about the independence movement in the American colonies, the Continental Congress, and the Revolutionary War.11:00 a.m.
Guests
Pauline Maier: Professor of history, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Author of "From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Resistance to Britain, "The Old Revolutionaries: Political Lives in the Age of Samuel Adams," "The American People: A History." "American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence."
More from MPR
Sesquicentennial history quiz (05/09/2008)
Why are we losing interest in history? (05/01/2008)
Resources
Pauline Maier's Web site
The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier
The Vietnam Tapes is a special program featuring audio letters from the Vietnam War. Dan Kleven of Willmar, Minn., spent 11 months in combat in Vietnam in 1970. He recorded cassette tapes in the field and sent them back to his family.12:00 p.m.
More from MPR
Reporter's notebook: Tapes take us inside history (07/01/2008)

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