It’s easy to think of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York as cities that played critical roles in the American Founding. Troy Kickler explained for a John Locke Foundation audience today why that list of key cities also should include Edenton.

In the video clip below, Kickler describes Edenton as an early incubator of grass-roots activism and intellectual thought.

2:20 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 58:36 event.

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