Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary background: He knew that at the very moment Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called “Notes on the State of Virginia” that ridiculed ...

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - People in Charleston had the chance to hear the text of the Declaration of Independence read aloud for the first time in August 1776. The Second Continental Congress adopted ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Graeme Mack, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) The Declaration of Independence ...