Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, American, 1755 – 1828, c. 1803/1805, oil on canvas, Gift of Jean McGinley Draper
Further reading
Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in Early America...
What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use...
Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region? Elizabeth Ellis...
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Between May 25 and September 17, 1787, delegates from each of the United States’ thirteen states assembled in Philadelphia for an event we now call...