But her claim that black Americans created democracy in America, no, there were actually two processes that created democracy in America. Number one, what we are celebrating in July of this year, The Declaration of Independence was the birthday of our nation. And it was Thomas Jefferson who penned the immortal words, we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by … (21:24–21:27)
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Asserts that the Declaration of Independence marked the beginning of the United States as a nation.
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