Confounding Father - Episode 1
Confounding Father: A Contrarian View of the U.S. Constitution
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27m
Directed by Richard R. Hall • Documentary • With Gloria Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Murray Dry - The Complete Antifederalist (Co-Editor) Paul Finkelman - Slavery & the Founders Woody Holton - Unruly Americans & the Origins of the Constitution Bill Kauffman - Forgotten Founder Drunken Prophet: The Life of Luther Martin Pauline Maier - Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Gordon Wood - The Radicalism of the American Revolution (Pulitzer Prize) • 2020 • 27 minutes
The Articles of Confederation was an alliance, not a government. Frightened with how democratic the state legislatures had become, a group of elites gather in Philadelphia to create a powerful government to protect their interests. The Virginia Plan seeks a President elected for life and veto power over state laws. Maryland delegate Luther Martin & a few others counter with the New Jersey Plan.
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Confounding Father - Episode 2
Directed by Richard R. Hall • Documentary • With Gloria Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Murray Dry - The Complete Antifederalist (Co-Editor) Paul Finkelman - Slavery & the Founders Woody Holton - Unruly Americans & the Origins of the ...
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Confounding Father - Episode 3
Directed by Richard R. Hall • Documentary • With Gloria Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Murray Dry - The Complete Antifederalist (Co-Editor) Paul Finkelman - Slavery & the Founders Woody Holton - Unruly Americans & the Origins of the ...
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Confounding Father - Episode 4
Directed by Richard R. Hall • Documentary • With Gloria Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Murray Dry - The Complete Antifederalist (Co-Editor) Paul Finkelman - Slavery & the Founders Woody Holton - Unruly Americans & the Origins of the ...
