How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...
The New York Times

A Patriotic Tribute, a Time-Honored Tradition

Times readers can again expect to find a full-page transcription of the Declaration of Independence in the newspaper this Fourth of July. By David W. Dunlap In the In Times Past column, David W.
insider.si.edu

Joint resolution providing for the restoration of the original Declaration of Independence

A commission, consisting of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Librarian of Congress, is empowered to restore the writing of the original manuscript ...

‘The Declaration’s Journey’ Review: The Founding Document’s Freedom Trail

Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution traces the complex legacy, at home and abroad, of the Declaration of Independence.
Yahoo

Representative Pizzulli supports resolution to encourage students to read the Declaration of Independence

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives adopted legislation on Wednesday to encourage students in grades one through twelve to read the Declaration of Independence in the classroom during the ...