The Process of Independence
Posted in Americanism, Deficit, Ethics, History, immigration on Jul 5th, 2009
For a nation, to gain independence is a process. For America, the beginning of that process was signified by the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776. Yet, Frederick Douglass reminded America that its independence was not yet complete on July 4th 1854, when he was asked to speak at the commemoration of the Declaration [...]
