On July 4, 2025, the nation’s 249th birthday, America turned its back on the core values of the Declaration of Independence, entrenching the economic and political power to a privileged few.

William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

The Riverside-based artist has designed a delightfully detailed sheet of 20 Forever stamps, in honor of the Postal Service’s ...

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Independence Day has again brought to top of mind the first tier of our nation’s leaders, namely George Washington, Ben ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in ...

Jefferson, who has been called “the apostle of liberty,” delivered some of the most impassioned criticisms of slavery in the ...

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“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...