Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The first episode of the epic ten-part series IN PURSUIT explores the early history of colonial Philadelphia and American democracy, beginning with the Lenape indigenous people of the Mid-Atlantic region. In England, Quaker dissidents challenge the authority of the King, and face fierce retribution. As European colonization brings displacement and disease to the Lenape homeland, William Penn arrives with a revolutionary promise of religious freedom and coexistence. But in a colony already being shaped by slavery, can the ideals of toleration take root?
FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE HERE: youtu.be/TdelSP7NxZA?si=WjPK15vO5YlPUaOt
Attend a screening: inpursuit.tv/attend-a-screening
Episodes: inpursuit.tv/episodes
The first episode of the epic ten-part series IN PURSUIT explores the early history of colonial Philadelphia and American democracy, beginning with the Lenape indigenous people of the Mid-Atlantic region. In England, Quaker dissidents challenge the authority of the King, and face fierce retribution. As European colonization brings displacement and disease to the Lenape homeland, William Penn arrives with a revolutionary promise of religious freedom and coexistence. But in a colony already being shaped by slavery, can the ideals of toleration take root?
FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE HERE: youtu.be/TdelSP7NxZA?si=WjPK15vO5YlPUaOt
Attend a screening: inpursuit.tv/attend-a-screening
Episodes: inpursuit.tv/episodes
