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In the year 1620. The good ship mayflower is carrying pilgrims across the sea to america. Who were the pilgrims . Why did they leave their homes . The answer is in the history of the plymouth plantation, written by William Blackford william bradford, second governor of the colony. Bradfords history against with religious problems in england when james the first became king in 1603. As king, james was also supreme head of the church of england, the official church. Thesome people objected to expe...

Joined by Ali Orr Larsen and hope wright my Dear Colleague began her career in williamsburg when she was in the third grade. She was a performer in a plea on my own time, and the black music program. She has collaborated with many other departments in the foundation, as well as with other museums over the course of her career. Shes worked with a variety of educational institutions as actress, storyteller, writer, researcher, and mentor. Please welcome hope wright. Thank you. Orr larsen has recei...

Good evening, and welcome to so important and interest, slavery and the United States constitution. I want to welcome you to our final event for our constitution weekend. You may know me as the programming lead for the actor interpreters and many recognize me from my time around Colonial Williamsburg portraying free and enslaved black people, but this evening i had the pleasure of serving as your moderator. I am also joined by ali larson and hope wright and hope right, hope right, my Dear Collea...

The answer is in the history of the plymouth plantation, written by william bradford, second governor of the colony. Bradfords history against with religious problems in england when james the first became king in 1603. As king, james was also supreme head of the church of england, the official church. But some people objected to the expensive rules and rituals of the church of england. They withdrew from the dead were called separatists. The story of their religious persecution in england, how ...

The time is september in the year 1620. The good ship mayflower is carrying pilgrims across the sea to america. Who were the pilgrims . Why did they leave their homes . The answer is in the history of the plymouth plantation, written by william bradford, second governor of the colony. Bradfords history against with begins with religious problems in england when james the first became king in 1603. As king, james was also supreme head of the church of england, church, but some people objected to ...

President s it established and the legacies that left. There is a strong case to be made that november 11, the day that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today in massachusetts. That day should be one of the greatest moments in our national theory, comparable to fourth of july, independence day, and september 17, constitution day. But let me qualify that statement a little bit. As ourk of the pilgrims forebears and we are right to do so but it ...

Narrator the time is september in the year 1620. The good ship mayflower is carrying pilgrims across the sea to america. But who were the pilgrims . Why did they leave their homes . The answer is in the history of plymouth plantation, written by william bradford, second governor of the colony. Bradfords history begins with religious problems in england , where a new ruler, james the first, became king in 1603. As king, james was also supreme head of the church of england, the official church. Bu...

Good evening, and welcome to so important and interest, slavery and the United States constitution. I am deirdre jones. I want to welcome you to our final event for our constitution weekend. You may know me as the programming lead for the actor interpreters and many recognize me from my time around Colonial Williamsburg portraying free and enslaved black people, but this evening i had the pleasure of serving as your moderator. I am also joined by and hope right, hope right, my Dear Colleague beg...

We think of the pilgrims as our forbearers and we have a right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new englanders settling at the time did not imagine they were settling United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations, gold, wea...

Our special guest allie larson is a professor of law and director of the institute of the bill of rights law, since she joined the faculty in 2010, she has received many awards including the statewide outstanding faculty award and the in the rising star category. Offessor larson is a scholar constitutional law and Legal Institution for the focus on how information dynamics affect the votes. Her work has been featured multiple times in various publications and these are just a few of her accompli...