Articles by James David Moran

James David Moran is Director of Outreach at the American Antiquarian Society where he oversees the Society’s public and K-12 programs. Moran has over 20 years experience creating cultural and educational programming, including designing and presenting teacher training programs. As a writer, director and producer, he has created plays, radio programs and films.  The short film The Patriot Printer, which Moran wrote and produced, imagines the printing of the May 3, 1775 Massachusetts Spy. The film instructs students about the creation of this particular newspaper and the way that news about the outbreak of hostilities between Great Britain and her colonies was reported and disseminated throughout the Atlantic world. It is available online at the website TeachUSHistory.org. This film is based upon Moran’s play Isaiah Thomas – Patriot Printer which was performed 168 times and witnessed by over 7,900 people during its seven-year run.