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The Essential Declaration

I was a little late discovering this project but it’s perfect for alumni of either NEH institute. Slate is asking the public to express the most essential idea of the Declaration of Independence on Twitter. Can you boil it down to 124 characters or less? Post your ideas as comments here and we’ll tweet them [...]

Virtual Academy: The Declaration of Independence

Do you remember the first reading assignment to be completed before you arrived in L.A.? It may have been the first clue of what the three weeks would be but you may not have realized it then. Here are the instructions: The Declaration of Independence. [Please read this as if you have never read it [...]