Frederick Douglass 1852 speech both extolls principles in the Declaration of Independence (and Constitution) and condemns ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

In every generation, the Declaration of Independence has stood for a more expansive promise of freedom and equality.

What was American slavery actually like? I trust scholars and actual slaves for the truth. Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies that are easily available for anyone. How was he able to beat ...

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Thomas Jefferson listened in anguish as the other members of the Continental Congress edited his draft of the Declaration of ...

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

Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch,” declared Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Robert Smalls published a newspaper, established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress ...