The radical idea of egalitarianism was at the philosophical core of the 18th century revolutionaries’ struggle against Great Britain, and it would serve to inspire future generations in conflicts over human rights. HistoryAsItHappens podcast
This is the first in a multi-part series on the radicalism of the Declaration of Independence.
The American Revolution is a current event. Its contested meaning continues to animate political life and social struggle to this day. It’s no accident that all Americans recognize these words from the Revolution’s most important document, the“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The radical idea of egalitarianism was at the philosophical core of the 18th century revolutionaries’ struggle against Great Britain, and it would serve to inspire future generations in conflicts over human rights., historians Sean Wilentz and Jim Oakes assess whether some Americans have lost sight of the radicalism of the revolution that created our society.
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