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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau and Transcendentalism
After graduating from Harvard Divinity School, Henry David Thoreau is introduced to an electrifying new social movement: transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is the first youth movement in American history, and it boils down to one simple, but powerful idea: that there is a spark of divinity within everyone, including enslaved people. This idea calls the entirety of American society into question.
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After Walden, Thoreau takes on new roles and adventures as an illness catches up with him.
