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On Frederick Douglass, the Declaration of Independence, and Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...
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Williams: 'If you love the Declaration of Independence, you have to thank Black people.' They helped shape that moment. - Richmond Times-Dispatch
“White Southerners like Jefferson and Washington might never have declared independence from Britain had it not been for the activism of Black Virginians, and that’s true on the Southern-wide ...
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Africans in America/Part 2/Colin Powell on the Declaration of Independence and how it applied to black people - PBS
A: The Declaration of Independence is one of the most remarkable documents in the world, and certainly in the English language or in Christendom. And in just a few words, it captures the essence ...
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Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence - The Atlantic
Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval Office. By Ashley Parker and ...
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How many copies are there of the Declaration of Independence?
It was not immediately clear where the copy came from and when it was installed. “The Nationals Archives delivered the Declaration of Independence to the White House at the President’s request.