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BITCHUTE (PragerU) - The Stamp Act | The White House Founders Museum | PragerU

Why did The Stamp Act happen? In 1765, Parliament taxed more than paper — it taxed an entire way of life. It didn’t just anger colonists… it united them. For the first time, Parliament imposed an internal tax on the colonies without their consent. Printers, merchants, lawyers, students, and ordinary families felt the impact immediately. Across the colonies, a single phrase spread like wildfire: “No taxation without representation.” In this episode of Road To Liberty, we explain the Stamp Act through the eyes of a Boston printer, watching as resistance grows from quiet outrage to open defiance. Crowds gather. Effigies burn. Stamped papers feed the flames. And for the first time, Americans from different colonies and social…

NPR (Pam Fessler) - They're cured of leprosy. Why do they still live in leprosy colonies?

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.