VT Edition: Woden Teachout on Patriotism and the American Flag

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The thirteen red and white stripes and fifty stars on the American flag have become a symbol of patriotism in our country.  We explore what the flag means and how that meaning has changed, with Vermont author and historian Woden Teachout.  She explores the history of the flag and what its shifting symbolism reveals about patriotism in her new book, Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism.

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