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A brand-new Library of Congress exhibit gives you a look at the literal first draft of history ahead of America鈥檚 250th birthday!
It’s called 鈥淭he Declaration鈥檚 Promise: A Revolutionary Idea,鈥� and 小萝莉影视 is diving deep into the incredibly rare historical display in Thursday’s episode of “Matt About Town!”
Featuring 121 artifacts, the exhibit aims to take a look at how the nation’s founding document is a piece of history that Americans keep coming back to 鈥� and keep striving to uphold.
The flagship item is Thomas Jefferson’s original first draft of the Declaration of Independence, with edits from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin written in the margins. The document is one of several remarkably preserved pieces.
From a handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln’s original “Gettysburg Address,” Jefferson鈥檚 copy of Thomas Paine鈥檚 鈥淐ommon Sense,” Frederick Douglass鈥� stirring speech on 鈥淭he Meaning of July Fourth,” a 1690 edition of John Locke鈥檚 鈥淭wo Treatises of Government,” and even the first ever newspaper printings of the Declaration in the 13 colonies 鈥� there’s no shortage of items that will give you goosebumps to witness in person.
Beyond the incredibly cool pieces displayed though, there’s a deeper message: one of freedom, equality and democracy.
鈥淭he Declaration鈥檚 Promise: A Revolutionary Idea” runs for an entire year starting Friday. Learn more about the exhibit on .
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