In “The Memory of ‘76,” I wrote about how, in 1976, Jesse Lemisch had his students collect cheap ephemeral items branded for the Bicentennial and make an exhibit out of them. Prof. Jason Smith at SCSU has done the same thing for the 250 and I’m excited to speak at their exhibit’s opening next week.
Michael Hattem
Posting this because it looks great.
Bicentennial schlock was a BIG thing.
And my former student Michael Hattem is an absolute expert on the memory of the Revolution.
