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Liberty's Kids / 2002
Liberty's Kids is an animated educational historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, although PBS continued to air reruns until August 2004. The show has since been syndicated by DiC to affiliates of smaller television networks such as The CW and...
Liberty's Kids - The Boston Tea Party / 2004
It's the dead of night in Boston Harbor and our intrepid reporters, Sarah and James, spot colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians sneaking aboard British ships and dumping tons of tea overboard. This act of defiance against the British authority is a defining moment of the American Revolution. It's then on to Lexington and Concord, where citizens calling themselves "Minutemen" take up arms against the powerful, experienced British army of "redcoats." Outnumbered and outgunned, the Minutemen refuse to back down, and soon the evening's silence is shattered by the "shot heard around the world." On the village green in Lexington, the first shot of the Revolutionary War has just been fired!
Liberty's Kids - Give Me Liberty / 2004
It's a harrowing trip through the colonies of the Commonwealth of Virginia for Sarah and James. Arriving in Virginia, their spirits are lifted when they witness Patrick Henry's famous declaration, "Give me liberty or give me death." Their incredible adventure continues as Sarah reluctantly sets sail to her native England, only to be rescued at sea by the great naval commander, John Paul Jones. When Jones' ship takes on water in a battle against the powerful British Navy, the British Captain demands their surrender. Sarah watches with admiration as the courageous Jones responds with his famous words, "I have not yet begun to fight."
Liberty's Kids - The First Fourth of July / 2004
Ben Franklin's young reporters, Sarah and James learn that Thomas Jefferson has arrived in Philadelphia to put the final touches on the Declaration of Independence. On July 4th, 1776, they sneak into the Independence Hall and watch as the 2nd Continental Congress declares America's independence from England. They then head to New York, where George Washington and his troops are fighting one of the most difficult battles of the Revolutionary War. James falls into the enemy hands, where he meets a fellow prisoner, the great patriot Nathan Hale. When Hale is told he will be executed, he bravely declares, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." The fight for liberty has begun, and there is no turning back!