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The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth
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 ...
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Colin Powell on the Declaration of Independence and how it applied to black people
A: The Declaration of Independence is one of the most remarkable ... It didn't apply to black folks.
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The Declaration of Independence and Slavery
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.
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Declarations of Independence, 1770-1783
A few white colonists, publicly noted the paradox ... In his first version of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote a scathing indictment of King George for promoting slavery ...