In recent decades, the 1776 document's few references to God have been especially polarizing, as Americans defend starkly ...

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

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Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

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It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in writing.

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- ...

The famous second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence likely drew its phrasing from a sermon delivered in the early ...

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

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In the colonial era, such a concept of civic friendship and equality was inherent in the practice of local representation.