About this episode

Charles talks to Michael Auslin about the significance and history of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles talks to Michael Auslin about his new book, 'National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America.' What is the Declaration of Independence? Who wrote it? How close we were to losing the original copy? Why did it appeal to early nineteenth-century socialists? Why did the committee remove the lines condemning the slave trade? When did women start using it to demand the vote? How did it help assimilate immigrants? What happened to it in WWII? Will it survive the next century?

People in this episode

Host: Charles

Guest: Michael Auslin

Topics covered

• Declaration of Independence
• American history
• political philosophy
• social movements
• immigration

Keywords

• Declaration of Independence
• Michael Auslin
• American history
• socialism
• women's suffrage
• immigration
• WWII

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America, Declaration of Independence

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