American Commonwealth: A Podcast on Documents and the American Story
FAIN: TD-287525-22
National Council for History Education, Inc. (University Heights, OH 44118-3204)
Sarah Drake Brown (Project Director: January 2022 to January 2023)
Jessica Aubin Ellison (Project Director: January 2023 to December 2023)
Jessica Aubin Ellison (Project Director: December 2023 to present)
Participating institutions:
National Council for History Education, Inc. (University Heights, OH) - Applicant/Recipient
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (Charlottesville, VA) - Participating Institution
Development of a ten-episode podcast series about canonical and non-canonical founding documents, and production of two of the episodes as pilots.
American Commonwealth seeks to absorb listeners in a consideration of the complex and diverse narratives that constitute our American story. The National Council for History Education recognizes that many Americans encounter foundational documents as part of their school curricula, and we believe that a careful examination of the traditional canon is essential to civic life. We also advocate for broadening and deepening the American story by drawing attention to underrepresented communities. Through ten, thirty-minute episodes, American Commonwealth’s co-hosts will engage listeners in an exploration of such traditional founding documents as the Declaration of Independence and other critical American primary sources, including songs, speeches, treaties, and texts that have been crucial to the formation and development of the United States.