Photos: Museum reveals the hidden heroes of the American Revolution
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The Museum of the American Revolution gives an overlooked generation its due.
American Revolution Museum
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This Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo depicts a fourteen-year-old London Pleasants, left, who left slavery by joining a Loyalist regiment encouraging other slaves to flee to the British Army in search freedom, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
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This Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo shows shackles that were likely made to restrain a child at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo depicts George Washington, center, braking up a fight amongst American soldiers including an African American man, lower right, who served in a New England regiment, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
In this Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo a person walks past a wall of photos of people born before the end of the American Revolution at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo depicts Native American people in a gallery dedicated to the Oneida Indian Nation who fought in support of the colonists at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows a replica of a privateer ship at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows an actual piece of the Annapolis, Md., Liberty Tree, embedded into an 18-foot-tall tree replica as a touchable element at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows George Washington's headquarters tent, which served as his office and sleeping quarters throughout much of the war at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
In this Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo people walk through the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Monday, April 10, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, the museum is at the ready. The museum that tells the dramatic story of the founding of the United States is in historic Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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- Matt Rourke
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a section of the North Bridge, the site of a fateful confrontation between colonists and British regulars, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The fragment gives a tangible sense of "the shot heard 'round the world," which opened the Battle of Lexington Green, the first military engagement of the war on April 19, 1775. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows George Washington's headquarters tent, which served as his office and sleeping quarters throughout much of the war at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Sometimes described as "the first Oval Office," it hosted discussions with the likes of Alexander Hamilton and witnessed dramatic moments like the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the war. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a display of weapons used during the Revolutionary War, including a fife and drum, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows an actual piece of the Annapolis, Md., Liberty Tree, embedded into an 18-foot-tall tree replica as a touchable element, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. There were once 13 liberty trees, one in each of the original Colonies, where the Sons of Liberty met and plotted the Revolution. The Annapolis tulip poplar was the nation's last surviving Liberty Tree. It was so damaged by storms and decay it had to be cut down in 1999. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a child's toy stoneware lamb excavated from a British Revolutionary War campsite near New York City, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Approximately 10% of British soldiers who arrived in New York in 1776 had their wives and children with them. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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- Matt Rourke
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a newborn's shoes made from a British red coat brought back at the end of the Revolutionary War and preserved through generations of descendants of a Massachusetts soldier, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
- Updated
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo depicts a fourteen-year-old London Pleasants, left, who left slavery by joining a Loyalist regiment encouraging other slaves to flee to the British Army in search freedom, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017 photo shows shackles that were likely made to restrain a child at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo depicts George Washington, center, braking up a fight amongst American soldiers including an African American man, lower right, who served in a New England regiment, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
In this Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo a person walks past a wall of photos of people born before the end of the American Revolution at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo depicts Native American people in a gallery dedicated to the Oneida Indian Nation who fought in support of the colonists at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows a replica of a privateer ship at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows an actual piece of the Annapolis, Md., Liberty Tree, embedded into an 18-foot-tall tree replica as a touchable element at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows George Washington's headquarters tent, which served as his office and sleeping quarters throughout much of the war at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
In this Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo people walk through the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Monday, April 10, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, the museum is at the ready. The museum that tells the dramatic story of the founding of the United States is in historic Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a section of the North Bridge, the site of a fateful confrontation between colonists and British regulars, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The fragment gives a tangible sense of "the shot heard 'round the world," which opened the Battle of Lexington Green, the first military engagement of the war on April 19, 1775. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows George Washington's headquarters tent, which served as his office and sleeping quarters throughout much of the war at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Sometimes described as "the first Oval Office," it hosted discussions with the likes of Alexander Hamilton and witnessed dramatic moments like the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the war. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows an actual piece of the Annapolis, Md., Liberty Tree, embedded into an 18-foot-tall tree replica as a touchable element, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. There were once 13 liberty trees, one in each of the original Colonies, where the Sons of Liberty met and plotted the Revolution. The Annapolis tulip poplar was the nation's last surviving Liberty Tree. It was so damaged by storms and decay it had to be cut down in 1999. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a child's toy stoneware lamb excavated from a British Revolutionary War campsite near New York City, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Approximately 10% of British soldiers who arrived in New York in 1776 had their wives and children with them. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Travel American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a newborn's shoes made from a British red coat brought back at the end of the Revolutionary War and preserved through generations of descendants of a Massachusetts soldier, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
American Revolution Museum
- Matt Rourke
This Thursday, April 13, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. In addition to the familiar narrative of the founding fathers, the museum seeks to tell the stories of women, enslaved people and Native Americans who helped make up the country’s ‘founding generation.’ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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