# Cheryl Hudson: 250 Years of Freedom

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Podcast: [Take Me Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908)
Published: 2026-07-04T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sebastian-moore5/episodes/Cheryl-Hudson-250-Years-of-Freedom-e3lk36h
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## Resource

As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, what does the Fourth of July actually mean, and what does it tell us about the state of the USA today? In this episode of Take Me Home, Sebastian Moore and Hilary Salt are joined by Dr Cheryl Hudson, lecturer in US political history at the University of Liverpool, to explore the origins of the Declaration of Independence, the ideas that shaped the American republic, and how successive generations have interpreted the nation's founding. Recommendations: The Odyssey - Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn (Translator): https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/464703/the-odyssey-by-mendelsohn-homer-and-daniel/9780241733592 The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/326423/the-lost-continent-by-bill-bryson/9781784161804 Check out the SDP website or get in touch: www.sdp.org.uk hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

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