The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

How the University of Iowa's Center for the Book played a major hand in protecting the United States' founding documents.

Jefferson and Adams ensured that the Declaration captured the hearts of Americans with different religious sensibilities.

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

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...

People gathered Tuesday at the Berks County Services Center to commemorate the first local reading of the document.

Democrats plan to celebrate America’s birthday with mass nationwide protests and marches Every year on July 4, citizens of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of America250FL, Florida's "official hub for the yearlong commemoration." ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

Presque Isle’s restored one-room schoolhouse hosted a fitting Fourth of July celebration: a reading of the Declaration of ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

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