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Liberty's Kids brings to life the remarkable characters, events and issues at the heart of the American Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States. The series debuts on PBS in the fall of 2002. Each episode includes one main story along with four Liberty News Network interstitial spots.
Liberty's Kids is designed to enable 7-12 year olds to experience, in fresh and exciting ways, the extraordinary period of 1774 to 1787 in American history, as the thirteen colonies, led by a group of courageous and brilliant individuals, fought for freedom from Britain and established a new nation. It uses powerful storytelling to address three primary educational goals:
- To introduce young people to an extensive cast of remarkable historical figures, from Ben Franklin to Phillis Wheatly, and to enable them to understand the incredible sacrifices these individuals made to help found the United States.
- To guide young people through the entire sequence of amazing events that led to the creation of a new nation, from the homes of ordinary Americans and the meeting halls from Virginia to Massachusetts to the numerous battlefields in the colonies and the royal courts of France and England,
- To help young people understand the importance of key philosophical, social and political issues at the heart of the American Revolution by setting these issues in actual historical contexts, by having individuals such as Jefferson and Paine explain these issues and by seeing the impact of these issues on the lives of ordinary citizens.
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