1. Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives
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[get-content name="print-page-left" include-tag="false" /] Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
2. When Thomas Jefferson penned “all men are created equal,” he did not ...
Jul 1, 2020 · It is that promise of equality that has always defined our constitutional creed.
When the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it was a call for the right to statehood rather than individual liberties, says Stanford historian Jack Rakove. Only after the American Revolution did people interpret it as a promise for individual equality.
3. All Men are Created Equal - Creating the Declaration of Independence
The concept that all men are created equal was a key to European Enlightenment philosophy. But the interpretation of "all men" has hovered over the ...
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4. The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
This note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of ...
The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights white paper by Jeffrey Rosen and David Rubenstein
5. Special Message to the Congress: The American Promise
The great phrases of that purpose still sound in every American heart, North and South: "All men are created equal"--"government by consent of the governed"--" ...
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the Congress:
6. Examining a line from the Declaration of Independence: All men ... - NPR
Jul 4, 2023 · We hold these truths to be self-evident - that all men are created equal. ... It has a meaning that transcends whatever the person may have been ...
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence, and its founding principle that "all men are created equal."
7. Centuries-long debate continues over 'all men are created equal' - PBS
Jul 3, 2022 · Robin Marty, author of “Handbook for a Post-Roe America,” calls the phrase a “bromide” for those “who ignore how unequal our lives truly are.”.
Thomas Jefferson helped immortalize the expression, but he didn't invent it. The words in some form date back centuries before the Declaration and were even preceded in 1776 by Virginia's Declaration of Rights, which stated that “all men are by nature equally free and independent.”
8. Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights | Harry S. Truman
We believe that all men are created equal and that they have the right to equal justice under law. We believe that all men have the right to freedom of ...
February 2, 1948 To the Congress of the United States: In the State of the Union Message on January 7, 1948, I spoke of five great goals toward which we should strive in our constant effort to strengthen our democracy and improve the welfare of our people. The first of these is to secure fully our essential human rights. I am now presenting to the Congress my recommendations for legislation to carry us forward toward that goal.
9. Declaration of Sentiments - Women's Rights National Historical Park ...
Feb 7, 2023 · We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.
10. History - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment - United States Courts |
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The Plessy Decision Although the Declaration of Independence stated that "All men are created equal," due to the institution of slavery, this statement was not to be grounded in law in the United States until after the Civil War (and, arguably, not completely fulfilled for many years thereafter). In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified and finally put an end to slavery.
11. To Secure These Rights | Harry S. Truman
This is the conscious recognition of a basic moral principle: all men are created equal as well as free. ... All too frequently trial by a jury of one's peers has ...
to secure these rights governments are instituted among men " The Declaration of Independence
12. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, by U.S. Ambassador ...
Jul 2, 2020 · Every July 4th Americans around the world reflect with gratitude on the Declaration of Independence of our great nation. July 4, 1776 marked the ...
Every July 4th Americans around the world reflect with gratitude on the Declaration of Independence of our great nation. July 4, 1776 marked the beginning of an ongoing journey toward life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
13. [PDF] The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution of the United States
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are ... The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules ...
14. The 1963 March on Washington - NAACP
... meaning of its creed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia ...
On August 28, 1963, about 260,000 people participated in the March on Washington, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his exalted “I Have a Dream” speech
15. Advancing Equity and Racial Justice Through the Federal Government
... promise of America. The federal government has a responsibility to make every effort to remove these barriers. Advancing equity is not a one-year project ...
“It is therefore the policy of my Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. Affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility…
16. What Is the American Dream? Examples and How to Measure It
... these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.'" Since the ... Though the definition of the American Dream has changed to mean different ...
The American Dream is the belief that anyone can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone.
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17. I Have a Dream - Digital History
... meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the ...
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18. Televised Address to the Nation on Civil Rights | JFK Library
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In 1963, Civil Rights protests became increasingly confrontational as Birmingham, Alabama's police commissioner, Eugene "Bull" Connor, crushed a nonviolent protest with extreme force. In June 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace refused to allow two black students to enter the University of Alabama forcing President Kennedy to use the National Guard to ensure the safety of the students. On June 11, President Kennedy made the decision to give a televised evening speech announcing his civil rights bill proposal. Although Kennedy delivered part of the talk extemporaneously, it was one of his best speeches--a heartfelt appeal in behalf of a moral cause that included several memorable lines calling upon the country to honor its finest traditions.