A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
A Vermont Humanities Program with John Vincent of A Revolutionary Press

Thursday, July 2 at 4:00 PM
Greensboro Free Library

“We The People” are invited to the Greensboro Free Library for A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted, a hands-on Vermont Humanities presentation with John Vincent, letterpress printer and director of A Revolutionary Press in New Haven, Vermont.

This program explores the history of printing during the American Revolution and the powerful role printed materials played in sharing ideas, shaping public conversation, and helping movements take root. When the handwritten Declaration of Independence was delivered to a local print shop on the evening of July 4, 1776, it had to be set by hand, one letter at a time, locked into the press, and printed one copy at a time.

John Vincent brings this history to life through conversation, demonstration, and an old printing press. At A Revolutionary Press, Vincent continues to use deliberate, hands-on letterpress methods to share the words of radical and visionary thinkers, connecting the work of early American printers with questions that still matter today.

Participants will have the opportunity to gather around the press, learn about the process of letterpress printing, and try their hand at pulling a broadside. Attendees may be able to bring home a printed piece from the event.

Together, we will reflect on how printed words helped shape the Revolution of 1776 and imagine what “The Next Revolution” could mean for the present and future.

This program is free and open to the public.