Emily Sneff
Historian of early America and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence, former research manager of the Declaration Resources Project at Harvard and consulting curator for Revolution 250 exhibits.
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Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 4min
415: The Many Declarations of Independence
Emily Sneff, historian of early America and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence, explains how the Declaration exists as many different printed and manuscript versions. Short scenes cover why multiple copies matter, which versions carried authority, surprising printed survivals, how news crossed the Atlantic, and why July 4th became the celebrated date.
