The Patriot

<p>This week, we get into the American Revolution with The Patriot! Join us for a discussion about South Carolina, free people of color during the Revolution, bundling, and the answer to the question "Just how revolutionary was the American Revolution, anyway?"</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Film Background:</p> <p>"The Patriot". IMDB. Available at <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</a></p> <p>Gary Dretzka, "'The Patriot' Writer Always Combat Ready," Chicago Tribune. Available at <a href= "https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-07-02-0007020278-story.html"> https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-07-02-0007020278-story.html</a></p> <p>"Spike Lee Slams Patriot," The Guardian. Available at <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/06/news.spikelee">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/06/news.spikelee</a></p> <p>Constance Grady, "Mel Gibson Set the Blueprint for a #MeToo Comeback. Expect Other Men to Follow It." Available at <a href= "https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/24/17460392/mel-gibson-comeback-metoo-times-up"> https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/24/17460392/mel-gibson-comeback-metoo-times-up</a></p> <p>Roger Ebert's Review of "The Patriot". Available at https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-patriot-2000</p> <p>South Carolina in the Revolution:</p> <p>"The Patriot: More Flag-waving Rot with Mel Gibson," The Guardian, available at <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/22/the-patriot-mel-gibson-reel-history"> https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/22/the-patriot-mel-gibson-reel-history</a></p> <p>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-swamp-fox-157330429/ "[M]." In The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina, edited by Edgar Walter, 69-80. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2012. Accessed July 6, 2020. doi:10.2307/j.ctv6wgc8r.17.</p> <p>Wendy Smith book review of Holger Hoock's book Scars of Independence <a href= "https