Introduction As America enters its semiquincentennial year in 2026, there will be numerous celebrations and remembrances of the nation’s founding. The names George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and others will ring familiar as patriots who drafted key documents such as the Declaration of Independence, rode across the countryside to alert […] The post Black Patriots of the American Revolution: A Guide for Teachers appeared first on Journal of t...| Journal of the American Revolution
For years, on July 4th I turned to Frederick Douglass' great speech ("What to The Slave is the 4th of July") as a reminder of the promise and the painful hypocrisy of the Declaration of Independence. If you look look back on this blog's July 4th posts, you'll find excerpts and reflections.| Roth on Wesleyan
By Sarah Shepherd. Fraternalism fulfilled a crucial role in society. It was a social club as well as an early form of social welfare through the principle of reciprocal aid.| Social Welfare History Project
