As national conversations continue around immigration enforcement and civil liberties, a public discussion on Wednesday, Jan.

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Today is synonymous with fireworks, flags, parades and barbecues, but 33 percent of Americans do not plan to celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday. National pride has fallen to record lows, and a 2023 ...

Study of government in America and her states begins with visiting our founding documents. That is where we shall initiate this series. Our Declaration of Independence was drafted in Philadelphia, in ...

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

It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

America's declaration of political independence is a story Americans are familiar with. But few know the story of America's declaration of cultural independence, which took the form of a speech by ...

Roughly 500 people signed a replica Declaration at Lexington’s No Kings Rally. Organizers cited modern threats to civil rights as echoing 1776 grievances. Gathering for Democracy will continue ...

Dare A250, the county's planning committee for America's 250th, has begun celebrating with an interactive map and passport program that focuses on Dare's contributions to the nation's origins.

In the heart of downtown Dallas sits the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. If you venture onto the seventh floor into a darkened back room, you’ll find a piece of what July Fourth is all about: an ...

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 ...