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Independence Dawn

2 episodes 96%4KCC

Liberty or treason, ordinary lives collide with the American Revolution.

This series brings the American Revolution into sharp focus through legendary battles, pivotal leaders, and the everyday soldiers forced to choose where they stand. Drawing on veterans' stories and wartime accounts, it reveals how declarations, defeats, and hard-won victories shaped a new nation. Sign up to see history through the people who lived it.

Episode guide

2 episodes
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1Traitor or Patriot
Untold stories from everyday Americans tell the story of a war that forced everyone to take sides. Would they be traitors? Or Patriots? As the conflict escalates, the Declaration of Independence gives them a cause—and a country—to fight for.
45 min
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2The Pursuit of Freedom
The Declaration changes the scope of the war. As fighting spreads throughout the colonies, from fixed battles to guerrilla warfare, Patriots—including women and Black men—wonder what Independence will truly mean for them.
45 min
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