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The contradiction between the claim that "all men are created equal" and the existence of American slavery, including Thomas Jefferson himself owning slaves, attracted comment when the Declaration of Independence was first published. Before final approval, Congress, having made a few alterations to some of the wording, also deleted nearly a ...
Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays, published by Dial Press in July 1961, by American author James Baldwin.Like Baldwin's first collection, Notes of a Native Son (publ. 1955), it includes revised versions of several of his previously published essays, as well as new material.
These iconic and motivational quotes from U.S. presidents will stand the test of time. The post 40 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Make You Proud to Be an American appeared first on Reader ...
The term now means a place behind the scenes, where cigar-smoking party bosses make political decisions. [4] "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.", from Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address. [5]
In 1776, our founding fathers established life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the foundational principles of American society. That’s why we celebrate the day these rights were ...
A fear and hatred of foreigners is deeply rooted in U.S. history. One way to challenge this xenophobia is to focus on real people and real stories.
The first and second article of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason and adopted unanimously by the Virginia Convention of Delegates on June 12, 1776, speaks of happiness in the context of recognizably Lockean rights and is paradigmatic of the way in which "the fundamental natural rights of mankind" were expressed at the ...
Bruce Springsteen says join him. Springsteen released a message of support for the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz set to the music of his "Land of Hope and Dreams" during the ...