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How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Paradox of the Declaration of Independence

The Smithsonian’s secretary offers insight into one of the nation’s most important documents Lonnie G. Bunch III Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk of his own ...
Reuters

Fact Check: U.S. public schools still teach students about Declaration of Independence

Public schools in several U.S. states are required to teach students about the Declaration of Independence, contrary to a video claim that the U.S. public education system does not teach the document ...
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How a rare copy of Declaration of Independence ended up in a Michigan museum

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...