the diplomacy center is the museum and education center currently under development at the department of state. it will be a multimedia, publicly accessible, engaging space with public programs that help the general public understand a little bit more about what is diplomacy. what is diplomacy s relevance to their lives today, and how, possibly, they could become involved. we are actively collecting artifacts, we are researching history, and developing programs. we are very busy. we are very busy. we have a very active public program already ongoing for students. one of the ways we will tell the story of diplomacy is through the wonderful items we have in our collection. absolutely. so let s jump right in. the first object we would like to show is actually the oldest item in our collection. it is the first treaty that the united states entered into, in 1778. most americans and international folks understand that america s independence was in 1776. part of the reco
state and secretary john kerry took place in a groundbreaking ceremony for the u.s. diplomacy center, a planned museum located at the u.s. state department. up next, we visit the artifact storage area, and learn about the history of american diplomacy. the curator and a historian selected key items from the 7000 artifacts to help tell the story. the diplomacy center is the museum and education center currently under development at the department of state. it will be a multimedia, publicly accessible, engaging space with public programs that help the general public understand a little bit more about what is diplomacy. what is diplomacy s relevance to their lives today, and how, possibly, they could become involved. we are actively collecting artifacts, we are researching history, and developing programs. we are very busy. we are very busy. we have a very active public program already ongoing for students. one of the ways we will tell the story of diplomacy is through t
museum and education center currently under development at the department of state. it will be a multimedia, publicly accessible, engaging space with public programs that help the general public understand a little bit more about what is diplomacy. what is the relevance to their lives today, and how, possibly, they could become involved. we are actively collecting artifacts, researching history, and developing programs. we are very busy. we have a very active public program already for students. one of the ways we will tell the story of diplomacy is through the wonderful items we have in our collection. absolutely. let s jump right in. the first object we would like to show is the oldest in our collection. it is the first treaty that the united states entered into, in 1778. most americans understand that america s independence was in 1776. part of the recognition of these revolutionaries was not only did you have friends and allies that were going to fight your enem
on his undergraduate course on the topic of ordinary lives in the american revolution. and his book, stolen: five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their journey home, which tells the true story of five boys kidnapped in the north and sold into slavery in the deep south and that during attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, is being published by simon & schuster in october. thank you once again for joining us this evening, and without any further ado, please join me in welcoming dr. rick bell. [applause] dr. bell: thanks to heather, thanks to c-span for covering this. those of you who might have been to the smithsonian associates before and heard me give other programs won t be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland native s accent. i was raised in england yet find myself teaching about the american revolution as part of my job, which let me tell you is a blessing and a curse, an undergraduate classroom to teach with an accent
casts. next on american history tv richard belle talks about the declaration of independence. the smithsonian associates hosted this event. dr. bell presented many outstanding programs for us on topics relating to early american history and the american revolutionary period in the course of the past several years. he got his degree from the university of cambridge. he is an associate professor of history in college park where he specializes in early american history. the american society of 18th century studies be stowed thash course design award on the under graduate course. and his book, stolen, it is a true story about five boys kidnapped in the north and smuggled into slavery in the deep south and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice being published in october. so thank you again for joining us, and help many welcome dr. rick bell. thanks to heather and c-span for covering this. many of you will not be surprised to hear my strange accent