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A full accounting must acknowledge first what the American founders said about slavery, and what they did.

If the Founding Fathers were alive today, they might be labeled supporters of white Christian nationalism.

Let us not forget the true significance of the 4th of July and the bravery of the men who signed this document. The Declaration of Independence, lest we forget the significance of the 4th of July.

Remembering the women and Irish Protestant heroes of the American Revolution on Independence Day. An extraordinary opportunity this July 4th to widen the Irish franchise to memorialize far more of the Irish Diaspora and to bring women and the Northern Irish dissenters into the commemoration of 1776 in America.

The legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain actually occurred on July 2, 1776.

"Christianity… was the religion of the founders of the republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants."

As America as apple pie right?! July 4, the USA national holiday has some surprising links to Ireland. How many of these Irish facts about July 4th, Independence Day, did you know about?

Our resident humanities scholar is spending July leading tour groups that retrace the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is an annual summer ritual, and one that has him questioning where the trail actually begins.

Britain’s King George III may not have been a bad guy, but he made a couple of mistakes with the Colonies.