The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were flawed, but what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world forever – and their fight for equality continues today.

“The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James Kloppenberg.

The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were flawed, but what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world forever – and their fight for equality continues today.