Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 42 minutes ago
Founders, Famous and Forgotten, by Professor Daniel Dreisbach of the American University helps us to remember why we celebrate some members of the Founding generation and forget others. Americans have a “founding moment” we can point to, and have celebrated military and political leaders from the country’s earliest days. However, being “on the wrong side of history,” dying young, or leaving scant written records meant that some Founders faded from the nations’ memory. Men like George Mason, John Dickinson, or John Witherspoon are, according to Professor Dreisbach, equally deserving of fame and remembrance.
American History Videos are sponsored by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. These videos are offered to help teachers, students and the general public learn more about America's founding and the Constitution of the United States. www.jamesmadison.gov.
Founders, Famous and Forgotten, by Professor Daniel Dreisbach of the American University helps us to remember why we celebrate some members of the Founding generation and forget others. Americans have a “founding moment” we can point to, and have celebrated military and political leaders from the country’s earliest days. However, being “on the wrong side of history,” dying young, or leaving scant written records meant that some Founders faded from the nations’ memory. Men like George Mason, John Dickinson, or John Witherspoon are, according to Professor Dreisbach, equally deserving of fame and remembrance.
American History Videos are sponsored by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. These videos are offered to help teachers, students and the general public learn more about America's founding and the Constitution of the United States. www.jamesmadison.gov.
