How the Declaration of Independence 'devastated' Native people

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor David Martinez says.

Solomon D. Stevens: 3 things we can learn from the Declaration of Independence

As a people, we feel lost. Our political life is full of division and animosity. Our society struggles to find its sense of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds

That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...
The Daily Gazette

Commentary: 3 things we can learn from the Declaration of Independence

As a people, we feel lost. Our political life is full of division and animosity. Our society struggles to find its sense of meaning. Violence erupts far too often. And beyond our borders, we find ...
Tennessean

Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...
New York Post

The Declaration of Independence is our defining document — and the key to educating savvy citizens

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical location, usually associated with where one grew up. It extends from ...