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EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 21 MIN

Outspoken: 'Deleted clauses' of the Declaration of Independence remain critical

from The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast · host The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com

The words removed from the Declaration of Independence show just as much as the ones left in. Historian Holly Brewer argues that the deleted clauses in Thomas Jefferson’s draft are essential to understanding how the revolutionaries thought about slavery, equality and the reach of human rights.  In this Outspoken conversation, we discuss how the British Empire used slavery to fund its power, and how postwar legal fights over debts and treaties helped stall efforts at gradual abolition.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The words removed from the Declaration of Independence show just as much as the ones left in. Historian Holly Brewer argues that the deleted clauses in Thomas Jefferson’s draft are essential to understanding how the revolutionaries thought about slavery, equality and the reach of human rights.  In this Outspoken conversation, we discuss how the British Empire used slavery to fund its power, and how postwar legal fights over debts and treaties helped stall efforts at gradual abolition.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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