A: The Declaration of Independence is one of the most remarkable ... It didn't apply to black folks.

The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white men, but the impetus for independence came from ordinary Americans. Historian Pauline Maier discovered that by July 2, 1776 ...

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble ... writers of the Declaration did not mean all mankind, but only white people. They were wrong, as John Hale and Abraham Lincoln explained.

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, we play an interview featuring well-known historian, scholar, and Heritage fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo.