Description
This fall, the Oasis History Café Discussion will focus on films and musicals of the American Revolution with Professor Denver Brunsman of George Washington University. In this session, Professor Brunsman will discuss the film adaptation of the Broadway musical 1776 (1972). The musical is an offbeat yet intelligent portrait of the anguishing decision for American independence by the Continental Congress in the late spring and summer of 1776. Prior to the session, we will email you brief reading to do before the meeting. If possible, we also encourage you to watch 1776 before the session, but it is not required (the film is available to rent/stream on Amazon, Apple TV, and other providers). Rather than present a traditional lecture, Professor Brunsman will lead a conversation that explores the ideas and factual basis of 1776.