Declaring the Revolution: America's Printed Path to Independence

While the path to American independence had a bloody war at the center of it, it also was a revolution of ideas and identity.

During the American Revolution the original thirteen colonies--diverse and separately controlled territories of Great Britain--became a self-governing, democratic alliance united by shared ideals of liberty, freedom from oppression, and individual rights. The words expressing these ideals were spread through the 18th century’s only form of mass communication: print.

In honor of its 250th anniversary, Declaring the Revolution, a new special exhibit at the JFK Library and Museum, celebrates the Declaration of Independence; the writings that influenced it; the circumstances that led to its creation; and the individuals from the revolutionary generation who embodied its principles, using rare pamphlets, books, broadsides, maps, and engravings from the collection of David M. Rubenstein.

Guest Curator: Mazy Boroujerdi, Curator, David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection

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