In We Hold These Truths, Federal Judge Douglas Ginsburg explores the enduring influence of America’s Declaration of Independence. This promissory note for liberty inspired over 100 nations seeking their independence. In the United States, it influenced the abolitionist movement, the Women’s Suffrage movement, and iconic civil rights figures Frederick Douglass and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. © 2023 / 1 episode @ 1 hr.

0:00 – Introduction
1:26 – Through Time and Space
4:46 – Written by Committee
8:48 – Consent of the Governed
12:18 – The French Connection
21:07 – All Men Created Equal?
25:05 – Seeking a New Life
29:55 – The Abolitionist Movement
34:04 – Waves of Independence
43:05 – The Civil Rights Movement
46:02 – Hongkongers
53:30 – Living up to the Declaration
55:58 – Credits

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