Sudhir Hazareesingh recounts how African-Americans, inspired by Haiti’s revolution, pushed for their own collective freedom.
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The Declaration Heard Around the World
Jun 15, 2026
Sudhir Hazareesingh
Caitlin Fitz considers the extent to which the founding of the United States influenced similar developments across Latin America.
David Armitage explains how the Declaration of Independence created a template for subsequent revolutionary movements.
Sarah M.S. Pearsall shows how the Declaration of Independence’s views on Indigenous people shaped America’s role in the world.
For the 250th anniversary, The Times Magazine asked leading historians to profile founding-era Americans whose roles in the drama…
Stephen Holmes revisits how the founding document of the United States dealt with rights, citizenship, and equality.
How a fundamental tension in the declaration echoed through U.S. foreign policy.
