now let's hear from woody holton and nicole maskiell. thank you for joining us today. >> welcome, and thank you so much for being here. i'm here with woody holton, and i'm really excited to talk about his new book "liberty is sweet, the hidden history of the american revolution." woody, one of your big claims in this book is about the hid nn fluences on the american revolution. so i really want to talk about some of those, and i really wanted to start out first here talking about the different groups that you highlight in this narrative, this incredibly engrossing narrative about, as you term, this hidden history. so let's jump into it. what are -- what are some of these major groups and these hidden influences? and why have they come to shape your research so heavily? >> well, first, nicole, i want to thank you for doing this all university of south carolina program with me. i have a lot of reasons to be proud of our history program at usc, but the fact that we have two early americanists who can have a conversation like this is really

joining him in conversation is nicole maskiell. now let's hear from woody holton and nicole maskiell. thank you for joining us today. >>> welcome, and thank you so much for being here. i'm here with woody holton and i'm really excited to talk about his new book, "liberty is sweet," the hidden history of the american revolution. i really want to talk about some of this and really want too start out first here talking about the different groups that you highlight in this narrative, this incredibly engrossing narrative about, as you term, this "hidden history." so let's jump into it. what are -- what are some of these major groups and these hidden influences? and why have they come to shape your research so heavily? >> well first, nicole i want to thank you for doing this all university of south carolina program with me. i have a lot of reasons to be proud of our history program at usc, but the fact that we have two early americanists who can have a conversation like this is really cool. and i appreciate your -- i know you have a clas

of the constitution was the analyst for the national book award and turning him in conversation is nicole, assistant professor of history at the university of south carolina where she's also the director of the public is to reprogram and fellow faculty african-american studies at the walker international institute and now let's hear from these two and thank you for joining us today. >> welcome and thank you so much for being here and i am here with woody and i'm really excited to talk about this new book liberty is sweet, the hidden history of the american revolution rated quality, one of your big claims in this book is about the hidden influences on the american evolution rated i really want to talk about some of those and i've really want to start out first year talking about the different groups that you highlight in this narrative of this incredibly engrossing narrative of about this hidden history so let's jump into it. what are some of these major groups and is hidden influences and why have they come to shape your research so heavily. >> will first want to thank you for doing this