#  Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence 

 



In 2017, we sent an image of the Dunlap broadside, the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, to 24 scholars from across the country. They were asked to read the text of the Declaration — familiar to all and written about by most — and briefly respond. Some noticed phrases that they hadn’t fully considered before. Others were drawn to the grievances most connected to their own research or to current events. Still others were reminded of the Declaration’s place in their own lives. The Declaration of Independence is not just something to be recited on the 4th of July and put away until the following year. These fresh takes prove that the Declaration is a living document, worthy of continued conversation and thought.



 

 



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Sort   ![Robert Allison's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_allison.jpg?itok=MY0n6lMq) 

 



   ![Tiya Miles' Fresh Take](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_miles-01.jpg?itok=ME6UprKL) 

 



   ![Zara Anishanslin's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_anishanslin.jpg?itok=809YWcKv) 

 



   ![Johann Neem's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_neem.jpg?itok=Q-T-PRbs) 

 



   ![Seth Cotlar's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_cotlar.jpg?itok=P0ReVxWH) 

 



   ![Peter Onuf's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_onuf.jpg?itok=t0g8rOOP) 

 



   ![Manuel Covo's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_covo.jpg?itok=GJ9AY8r1) 

 



   ![Robert Parkinson's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_parkinson.jpg?itok=WjhHdNs2) 

 



   ![Alejandra Dubcovsky's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_dubcovsky.jpg?itok=4wX1mMe6) 

 



   ![Carla Gardina Pestana's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_pestana.jpg?itok=aiqCc3fJ) 

 



   ![Erica Armstrong Dunbar's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_dunbar.jpg?itok=d8cRiMZ_) 

 



   ![Steven Pincus's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_pincus.jpg?itok=skY9ebc2) 

 



   ![Kathleen DuVal's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_duval.jpg?itok=uQU29DVJ) 

 

   ![Nicole Eustace's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_eustace.jpg?itok=6mdyg1VU) 

 



   ![Jack Rakove's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_rakove.jpg?itok=SHSSl3X0) 

 

   ![Gautham Rao's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_rao.jpg?itok=PB-mTlhx) 

 



   ![Caitlin Fitz's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_fitz.jpg?itok=m3_rCraa) 

 



   ![Claudio Saunt's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_saunt.jpg?itok=zPs0PRUQ) 

 



   ![Sara Georgini's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_georgini.jpg?itok=KbZrH4HO) 

 



   ![Andrew Schocket's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_schocket.jpg?itok=bmCDuVnJ) 

 



   ![Annette Gordon-Reed's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_gordon-reed.jpg?itok=PhW3B3Qc) 

 



   ![Alexander Tsesis's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_tsesis.jpg?itok=4a67vjt_) 

 



   ![Maya Jasanoff's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_jasanoff.jpg?itok=WV21E-JJ) 

 



   ![Karin Wulf's Fresh Take on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/ft_quote_wulf.jpg?itok=eMuqfYLr)