Liberty's Kids
Season 1, Episode 37: Born Free and Equal
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Sarah, staying with Abigail Adams in Boston, is thrilled to see Mum Bett freed and resolves to fight for civil rights. In France, Ben Franklin hopes that news of Yorktown will convince King George to surrender to his former colonies. James finds himself in a tight spot as he digs deeper for the whole story. Historical Content: The Massachusetts slave 'Mum Bett' sues for her freedom (May 28, 1781). When she wins, she renames herself Elizabeth Freeman (August 1781). With this decision and the case of another slave, Quok Walker, Massachusetts abolishes slavery (1783). In Great Britain, a bitter, recalcitrant King George III is finally convinced to recognize American independence and to go to the peace table.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Boston Tea Party
Episode 2
The Intolerable Acts
Episode 3
United We Stand
Episode 4
Liberty or Death!
Episode 5
The Midnight Ride
Episode 6
The Shot Heard Round the World
Episode 7
The Green Mountain Boys
Episode 8
The Second Continental Congress
Episode 9
Bunker Hill
Episode 10
Postmaster General Franklin
Episode 11
Washington Takes Command
Episode 12
Common Sense
Episode 13
The 1st Fourth of July
Episode 14
New York, New York
Episode 15
The Turtle
Episode 16
One Life to Lose
Episode 17
Captain Molly
Episode 18
American Crisis
Episode 19
Across the Delaware
Episode 20
An American in Paris
Episode 21
Sybil Ludington
Episode 22
Lafayette Arrives
Episode 23
The Hessians Are Coming
Episode 24
Valley Forge
Episode 25
Allies at Last
Episode 26
Honor and Compromise
Episode 27
The New Frontier
Episode 28
Not Yet Begun to Fight
Episode 29
The Great Galvez
Episode 30
In Praise of Ben
Episode 31
Bostonians
Episode 32
Benedict Arnold
Episode 33
Conflict in the South
Episode 34
Deborah Samson
Episode 35
James Armistead
Episode 36
Yorktown
Episode 37
Born Free and Equal
Episode 38
The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Episode 39
Going Home
Episode 40
We the People