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Attribution: Wishing Trump would stop by Michael de Adder, Globe and Mail
[Michael de Adder was a political cartoonist for various publications in Canada and the USA. His work has appeared in just about every newspaper in Canada. In 2020 he was awarded the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Michael is a two time winner of Canada’s National Newspaper Award.]
Actor Bill Barker reads the entire Declaration of Independence in full, as Thomas Jefferson — the man who drafted its boldest words, yet failed to live them.
This 10-minute video blends voice performance with period art, bringing to life the fiery letter that broke the colonies from Britain.
It’s a powerful piece of writing. As for the writer? Let’s just say history is more complicated than fireworks make it seem.
📜 Full Text: National Archives
