Wilfred McClay
Historian and lecturer specializing in American intellectual and cultural history, presenting the main lecture 'The Revolution of Self-Rule' for this episode.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 41min
The Great American Story: The Revolution of Self-Rule
Wilfred McClay, historian of American intellectual and cultural history, gives a sweeping lecture on the origins of self-rule. He traces how Reformation ideas, English colonial experiments, the Great Awakening, and Enlightenment thought shaped colonial habits of governance. The lecture follows the path from early colonial practices to the Declaration’s claim of natural rights.
