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‘Liberty’s Kids’ Writer Jay Abramowitz On Teaching Kids American History

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In a recent podcast conversation, TheDC’s Matt Lewis and writer Jay Abramowitz discussed little-known stories of the Revolutionary War that were portrayed in the children’s TV show, “Liberty’s Kids.” Abramowitz, who wrote some of the show’s most important episodes, emphasized the importance of teaching kids history.

“We wanted to bring them in and encourage them to learn more about what created this revolution, what the revolution was. This country is 250 years old, and I personally don’t think it’s going to survive unless new generations dedicate themselves to the reasons that this revolution happened in the first place,” Abramowitz continued.

(Stream the full podcast with Jay Abramowitz here, and download the latest from Matt Lewis and the News on iTunes.)

“We really made an effort to demonstrate, to dramatize the involvement of all kinds of people in the American Revolution,” Abramowitz continued. “That’s why we did the Sybil Ludington show, because we wanted to inspire girls who would watch the series.”

As the following video illustrates, Sybil Ludington was the teenage daughter of a militia leader who went on a midnight ride to call out her father’s men. Her ride turned out to be longer than Paul Revere’s.

Characters like Ludington with little-known and inspiring stories were portrayed in the series, along with more famous Founding Fathers.

The diverse characters discussed throughout the podcast include Benedict Arnold, James Armistead, The Marquis de Lafayette, Nathan Hale and others.

“The idea is that we are not just talking about Revolutionary America,” Abramowitz said, “We are talking about America.”

(Stream the full podcast with Jay Abramowitz here, and download the latest from Matt Lewis and the News on iTunes.)

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