In every generation, the Declaration of Independence has stood for a more expansive promise of freedom and equality.

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The ...

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain.

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second ...

But what the Declaration of Independence comes to mean, really from its very inception, but especially in the wake of the Revolution, to blacks, is that it means its first principles.