KINGSTON, R.I., Aug. 31 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Aug. 31, 2026 - As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday this year, two core questions from the days of the American Revolution remain: What does it mean to be free? Who gets to be free?
The University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities' annual public lecture series goes in depth on how the American Revolution has shaped the United States since gaining its independence from Great Britain in 1776, and how different groups over time have used the ideas of the American Revolution to push their own ideas of freedom. "American Revolutions," will host seven academic scholars from around the country to discuss how Americ...