Perhaps the most famous example of a founding-era Black American wielding the words of the Declaration as a promise to be ...

Most Americans know that the members of the Continental Congress pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America ...

Most importantly, perhaps, we need to remember that the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed and signed by members of ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and ...

Educators are finding engaging ways to teach the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.

It still continues because the flame of liberty and independence still burns in the heart of every American patriot.” With ...

The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of ...

PBS' 'Declarations' offers a vital re-examination of America's founding using traditional art and AI to bring invisible ...

We look at the famous quote from the Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal,” and the 250-year struggle to ...

The presentation of an original German-language translation in Berlin is an opportunity to consider the shared history of the ...

The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James ...

The Declaration of Independence is disappearing, and it has nothing to do with the country's current divides. The document at ...