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Why did African Americans spend a century celebrating the Fifth of July instead of the Fourth? Why did a sitting US president personally try to end a journalist's career over one newspaper series? And two hundred and fifty years on, why can't America agree on what its founding document actually means?A 250-year-old promise of equality collides with slavery, revolution and a modern-day tenure battle as Afua and Peter close out their Declaration of Independence series.[1:28] Fifty-six men sign in Philadelphia — many of them slave owners writing "all men are created equal"[8:07] Lafayette's regret: "I would never have drawn my sword..."[11:42] Why a Virginia senator can't stomach Bolívar's revolution[15:20] Why Black Americans spent a century celebrating the Fifth of July instead[17:27] Frederick Douglass asks the question that still stings: "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?"[18:53] The project that says America was really founded in 1619[28:55] A sitting president personally tries to take the story down[30:54] She wins a Pulitzer. Her university refuses her tenure anyway.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.