The documents will be shown first at the Durham County Main Library and later at Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art.

Abraham Lincoln revived and enforced the declaration’s “all men are created equal” creed, rejecting racist interpretations ...

The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776 — from the “All men are created equal” of the Declaration of Independence and the “We the people” of the Constitution, t ...

Sam Westerdale, a social studies teacher at Aurora’s Rangeview High School, says students feel more connected to their rights ...

More than 1,000 people created personal Declarations of Independence, now on view at the Free Library in a major semiquincentennial civic art project.

Gulf Coast Symphony producing "1776 the Musical" as part of its America250 celebration. The show reminds us of the importance ...

Throughout this year, there will be stories, events, and exhibits giving a nod to America’s two-hundred-and-fifty-year ...

A new exhibit at the American Philosophical Society Museum examines the first 50 years of the Declaration of Independence ...

Justice Clarence Thomas, the senior-most member of the Supreme Court, sought to honor that historic milestone this week by ...

Our nation’s semiquincentennial is upon us. That’s historian-speak for July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of ...

We are pleased to hold the Ben Franklin Fund under our umbrella. Since its inception, it has awarded more than $15,000 in ...

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth ...