Marc J. Selverstone Associate Professor Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia A Catalyst for Democracy Around the World American Institute for History Education The Teaching American History Liberty Fellowship Miami-Dade County Public Schools Spring 2010 Colloquium April 15, 2010
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America Part I: A Declaration of Independence Part II: A Declaration of Rights Part III: A Manifesto Part IV: A Manifesto Part V: A Declaration of Independence
The Declaration in the World Flanders Haiti Venezuela Texas – 1836 Liberia – 1847 South Carolina – 1860 Czechoslovakia – 1918 Vietnam – 1945 Israel – 1948 Kosovo
Flanders (1790) Haiti (1804) Venezuela (1811) Texas (1836) Liberia (1847) South Carolina (1860) Czechoslovakia (1918) Vietnam (1945) Israel (1948) Kosovo (2008)