This Fourth of July, the Capital Region will be honoring the past with public readings of the Declaration of Independence.

A salute to brands that get Independence Day right. No fireworks, just smart storytelling, emotional punch, and a dose of ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, was signed. A note, most signatories wouldn’t sign until ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a statue of Thomas Jefferson depicting him drafting the Declaration of Independence at a ...

The Declaration also says that all men are created equal and have been endowed by their creator with unalienable rights. Somebody may claim that that is not a significant remark. Perhaps it was just a ...

For more years than I’m aware of, a group of my friends, many of whom are relatives, would gather along the northern shore of Lake Huron on the Fourth of July and recite the Declaration of ...

If we are to preserve and improve our democracy, the work must be our own and every individual citizen has a responsibility.

And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

The signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very ...

A new book explores how painters, sculptors and writers, especially women and people of color, used their craft to advocate ...