On July 8, 1776, Colonel Nixon read the newly written Declaration of Independence to the people of Philadelphia. This was the first time average citizens learned what it entailed and that it was a declaration of their independence from England.
Due to the generosity of Hugo's Family Market, the audience will enjoy U.S. birthday cake and play a game of "Constitution Trivia"!
1776(1972)
Adaptation of the Broadway Tony-winning musical celebrates the founding fathers' midwifery of the Declaration of Independence, the document that would give birth to a nation.
This screening is a part of the Empire's Celebrating America Series, presented by the Sam A. Johnson Arts and Humanities Fund
