Newberry’s new exhibition asks Chicagoans what America’s founding ideals mean today

Source Columbia Chronicle
Original Load Date June 7, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 7, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
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The question of what freedom means and how Americans interpret these ideals today is at the center of “ Free and Independent ,” a new exhibition at the Newberry Library that coincides with the nation’s 250th anniversary this year. The exhibition brings together rare documents from the Revolution...