Inside the Vault: Destruction of the King George III Statue in 1776
by Gilder Lehrman Institute Staff
How did New Yorkers react to the Declaration of Independence?
Learn more about the destruction of the King George statue and the reception of the Declaration of Independence in New York City with Dr. Benjamin Carp of the CUNY Graduate Center. We will be examining letters and images related to the toppling of the statue of King George III on July 9, 1776.
View slides from the presentation here.