Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hear are some important Black History Speeches. Pictured: a Black and white image of Stokely Carmichael cheering. | Dwayne ...

Frederick Douglass re-enactor Darius Wallace on Saturday delivered a speech at the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, where the real Douglass spoke in 1870. See photos below. Scholar and historical re ...

“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included in it a list of the ...

When James Madison agreed to be the scrivener at the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, he could not have known that just four years later he’d be the chair of the House of ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He ...

I confess to not having given much thought to the historical origins of free speech before reading Fara Dabhoiwala’s marvelous history, What Is Free Speech? As an American, the right to freedom of ...

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters offered a profound history lesson while alluding to a potential full circle moment Monday night during her speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in ...

“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution When James Madison agreed to be the scrivener at the Constitutional ...

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