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Free as a Verb: Art, Speech, and Conflict in Antebellum America

Art of History by Amanda Matta

Sep 26, 202544:27Society & Culture

What did “free speech” mean before the Civil War...and what did it cost? Today, I'm exploring how Americans have debated the meaning of liberty through words, images, and even violence beginning with Samuel Jennings’s 17...

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Free as a Verb: Art, Speech, and Conflict in Antebellum America is an episode from Art of History by Amanda Matta. What did “free speech” mean before the Civil War...and what did it cost? Today, I'm exploring how Americans have debated the...

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Published Sep 26, 2025, 44:27 long, audio available.