Fourth of July

The question is which vision of America it’s being used to advance.

"Honor America Day" was designed to showcase support for President Nixon at a time of bitter division.

How was the Fourth of July celebrated during the Revolutionary War?

White nationalists have long used the holiday to advance their dreams of a white country.

After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.

Independence Day has always been a political battlefield.

Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech is widely known as one of the greatest abolitionist speeches ever.

John Adams would not be happy to see what Independence Day has become.

The great bonfires of Gallows Hill—and what they tell us about America.

The answer reveals grave robbing problems for America’s deceased leaders.

A favorite icon of critical race theory proponents doesn’t say what they want him to say.

For the Philippines, independence from the United States came with strings attached.

How African-Americans in Early America celebrated the Declaration of Independence's ideals, even as basic freedoms were denied to them.

Expanding the radical promise of the American Revolution.

Power comes before freedom, not the other way around.

If the British had won the Revolutionary War, things might be very different for Native Americans.

Nostalgia or nightmare?

The declaration's words and sentiments have inspired nations and movements around the world.

Even America's founding document isn't immune to the powers of polarization.

The Trump Administration has clamored for a military parade. What are the origins of tank-led celebrations?