Hear the Declaration of Independence read in its entirety by renowned Thomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker.
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Declaration of Independence
Constitution Day
Get to know the Constitution: a document whose genius lies in its malleability. Historian and author Pauline Maier talks ratification.
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The Boston Slave Petitions
The founders demanded freedom for themselves, but not for their slaves. Early protests show that the enslaved noticed the flaw in the logic. Historian Harvey Bakari introduces the Boston Slave Petitions.
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A Perfect Copy
By 1820, the original Declaration was showing signs of wear. John Quincy Adams commissioned a now-famous facsimile. Librarian Doug Mayo describes Colonial Williamsburg’s copy.
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The Bill of Rights
Do you know your rights? Professor of Law Henry Chambers explains the lasting wisdom of the Constitution’s first 10 amendments.
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We the People
America’s Constitution stands as a monument to compromise.
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