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Ohio students urged to read Declaration of Independence as part of new resolution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...
The Atlantic

Have We Been Reading the Declaration of Independence All Wrong?

Here's some fun news for the Fourth of July: America might be reading an important passage of the Declaration of Independence all wrong. A scholar's argument that an authoritative transcription of the ...

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which ...

Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...
The Atlantic

Whose Independence?

When Thomas Jefferson was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence, he had an exceedingly difficult task ahead of him. The 33-year-old planter, who had left law practice just before Britain’s ...