Liberty Further Extended: Lemuel Haynes, Natural Rights, and the Radical Promise of 1776

A bit of historical background in preparation for tomorrow’s three blog posts: one here, one at ClimateChangeCommunity.com, and one at cCcmty.com. They should be posted by 6:00 am. Executive Summary In the summer of 1776, as the Continental Congress debated independence from Britain, a twenty-three-year-old Black soldier and lay preacher named Lemuel Haynes composed the... Continue Reading →

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