Total run time:
3h 30m
In order to understand the founding documents of the United States, you need to know something about the men who wrote them. What books or thinkers influenced the Founders? Why were there disagreements at the Constitutional Convention? How did people who talked about freedom allow slavery to continue? What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, author of George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights, William G. Hyland, Jr., discusses some of the friendships that George Mason had with the other founders, as well as why he decide
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In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, author of George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights, William G. Hyland, Jr., discusses some of the friendships that George Mason had with the other founders, as well as why he decided to write about this lesser-known founding father. This episode digs deeper into the life of George Mason explored in our short film Blueprint for American Rights: George Mason’s Declaration. The film features three experts giving their take on George Mason and his Virginia Declaration of Rights that heavily influenced the founding documents of the United States of America.
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Watch the full film Blueprint for American Rights: George Mason’s Declaration on YouTube: https://youtu.be/goGkBHx8LHA
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Total run time:
3h 30m
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