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"All men are created equal", "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"... We've learned and heard people talk about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence many times over the years, but what about the rest of it? We sit down with Binghamton University professor Robert Parkinson to discuss the 27 grievances, how the Declaration nearly fell apart, and how two little quotation marks change our entire understanding of America's most famous document.
By Binghamton University"All men are created equal", "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"... We've learned and heard people talk about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence many times over the years, but what about the rest of it? We sit down with Binghamton University professor Robert Parkinson to discuss the 27 grievances, how the Declaration nearly fell apart, and how two little quotation marks change our entire understanding of America's most famous document.