Traveling Exhibition
Blueprint for Liberty
Host this exciting traveling exhibition exploring South Carolina's revolutionary history at your museum, school, library, community center or cultural institution!
Developed jointly by the South Carolina Historical Society and the South Carolina State Museum with support from the SC250 Commission, A Blueprint for Liberty is a traveling exhibition that reexamines the American Revolution through the perspectives of people whose stories are often less visible in traditional Revolutionary War narratives. Designed for museums, libraries, historical organizations, and community spaces of all kinds, the exhibition is available to tour throughout South Carolina.
While Patriot leaders fought to establish a government that would protect their rights, property, and freedoms, the meaning of liberty varied widely among the people of Revolutionary-era South Carolina. Through engaging text, maps, images, and historical reproductions, A Blueprint for Liberty explores the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, women, and Loyalists as they navigated the challenges, disruptions and opportunities created by the American Revolution.
Building on familiar stories of battlefield victories and prominent political leaders, the exhibition invites visitors to explore broader questions about the American Revolution. It examines who benefited from the era’s promises of liberty, who was excluded and how competing ideas about freedom helped shape the foundation, or “blueprint,” of the United States. By highlighting diverse perspectives and lived experiences, the exhibition offers a deeper look at the complexities of the Revolutionary period and the evolving concepts of liberty and citizenship in America.
To learn more about or to bring this special grant-funded exhibition to your community, reach out to the Traveling Exhibition Program at the South Carolina State Museum at tep@scmuseum.org(opens in a new tab).
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