Declaration of Independence 250th Anniversary

Next year, the Declaration of Independence -- and so the United States -- will be marking its 250th Anniversary. The first two paragraphs about self-evident truths and the right to establish a new government are well-known. Yet at the time, the other parts of the Declaration mattered most. This class will show modern Americans what the Declaration of Independence meant to their counterparts over two centuries ago. While serving as a statement of timeless truths, the Declaration was also a legal brief, making the patriot's case as a matter of constitutional and international law.