What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...

How the Declaration of Independence 'devastated' Native people

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

Why the Declaration contains the 'most important' sentence in history

As the USA celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a leading historian talks about why it endures.
San Antonio Express-News

Universal Declaration of Human Right an example of human spirit

Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Initially, the world took little notice of the document’s proclamation in Paris in 1948 at the third ...
Oregonian

Declaration of Independence sets example for how to disagree: Editorial sketchbook (poll)

Fireworks should be Fourth of July entertainment, not the defining characteristic of legislative debate. (Jamie Francis/The Oregonian, 2013) Discussion of the Declaration of Independence usually ...
The Conversation

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...
YDR

Here’s a look at the human side of the Declaration of Independence signers in York

Editor’s note: Jim McClure will read the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. July 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Market St., York. This is part of the annual Daughters of the American ...