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Caitlin Fitz

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Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence

A new look at the Declaration of Independence from 24 scholars across the country.

by Robert G. Parkinson, Annette Gordon-Reed, Claudio Saunt, Peter S. Onuf, Jack Rakove, Alexander Tsesis, Karin Wulf, Tiya Miles, Caitlin Fitz, Johann N. Neem, Robert Allison, Alejandra Dubcovsky, Gautham Rao, Seth Cotlar, Manuel Covo, Kathleen DuVal, Maya Jasanoff, Zara Anishanslin, Steven Pincus, Carla Gardina Pestana, Andrew Schocket, Sara Georgini, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Nicole Eustace via Declaration Resources Project on June 1, 2017
The Accidental Patriots

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.

by Caitlin Fitz via The Atlantic
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on December 1, 2016
Our Fellow American Revolutionaries

When residents of the U.S. came to see Latin Americans as partners in a shared revolutionary experiment.

by Caitlin Fitz, Timothy Shenk via Dissent on June 30, 2016

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Dedication of the Simon Bolivar statue in Central Park in New York City in 1921.

To Understand ‘America,’ Understand the Americas

U.S. independence is a story of the entire Western Hemisphere.

by Arturo Chang via Zócalo Public Square on July 2, 2026

An illustration of a colonial American drummer boy walking around the globe.

The American Revolution Wasn’t the Main Event

Americans have long imagined that they set off a global age of revolt. Seen within the era’s wider wars of empire, the story looks rather different.

by Daniel Immerwahr via The New Yorker on May 4, 2026

The Bad Bunny Doctrine

The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule.

by Arturo Chang via HNN on February 13, 2026

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