Lectures of the Revolution
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Recorded Talks Exploring Beaufort County’s Role in the American Revolution
Tea & Torture | Lee Wilwerding
The Boston Tea Party wasn’t the first protest against British policies—and it wasn’t the only one. Cities like Charleston, Philadelphia, Annapolis, and Edenton, North Carolina, all staged dramatic acts of resistance. Edenton’s may have been the smallest, but it caused a stir in Britain because it was organized by women. This talk also looks at the brutal tactics used by the British on American rebels, including the case of John Malcolm of Boston—the most famous victim of tarring and feathering, but not the only one.
The American Revolution: A World War No One Knows | Richard Thomas
American Exceptionalism rests on the idea that the colonies uniquely won independence from a European empire largely on their own. In reality, the American Revolution was a small theater in a global war for Britain, and independence was secured only through crucial European military aid and the involvement of multiple competing powers.
The Heyward Family | Tom Mikell
The Heyward family’s history dates back to around 1670 when Daniel Heyward, an immigrant, settled in the Charles Towne colony. Two of his great-grandsons, Daniel and Thomas Heyward, established rice plantations in the Old House area (now Ridgeland, Jasper County) in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Thomas Heyward, Jr, signer of the Declaration of Independence, contributed heavily to American history during the Revolutionary War, serving in several key battles in the South.
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