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What freedom means to NPR readers. And, the secret to a perfect July 4 pasta salad
It's the Fourth of July, and to commemorate the holiday, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share what freedom means to ...
How a rare copy of Declaration of Independence ended up in a Michigan museum
The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...
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Special programming: "The Declaration Does Not Apply" and "Broad Stripes, Bright Stars, and White Lies: America's First Flag"
Part 2: Writer and activist Mark Charles lays out the anti-Native American sentiments within it, the doctrines and ...
World's most important writing assignment: Declaration of Independence
It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.
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July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia
Today is Friday, July 4, the 185th day of 2024. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.
On Frederick Douglass, the Declaration of Independence, and Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...
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Williams: 'If you love the Declaration of Independence, you have to thank Black people.' They helped shape that moment. - Richmond Times-Dispatch
“White Southerners like Jefferson and Washington might never have declared independence from Britain had it not been for the activism of Black Virginians, and that’s true on the Southern-wide ...