Politics at the Poles: Liberty Poles and the Popular Struggle for the New Republic

Shira Lurie, University of Virginia

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Free

This project examines conflicts over liberty poles in the 1790s. Liberty poles offered grassroots partisans a tangible symbol through which to channel debates about political participation, popular sovereignty, and dissent under the new Constitution.

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