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Emancipation in the Declaration of Independence

Lesson: Early Emancipation Efforts (Before 1830)

December 9, 2020

While most historians agree that the abolition movement matured in 1830, it would be misleading for educators to ignore the earlier emancipation efforts in American history. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Thomas Paine are among those who made conscious and deliberate efforts to end slavery, either through legislation or advocacy in other ways. Although some struggled with manumission during their lifetime, evidence suggests that they knew emancipation would need to succeed in order for

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The Locke Society aims to create a network of conservative and moderate educators and professionals working together to ensure that the next generation of Americans is not overwhelmingly socialist. We cannot afford to lay idle while falsehoods about America permeate the education system. By developing a fact-based curriculum, promoting the dissemination of materials that support our shared values as Americans, and encouraging the conservative youth to pursue careers in public and private education, we can turn the tide against the liberal orthodoxy that has come to dominate our nation’s classrooms. The only way to ensure that the next generation of Americans is not overwhelmingly socialist is with The Locke Society. By encouraging conservatives to enter the educational field, the United States will remain the country of opportunity and freedom.

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At 250, America Confronts a Defining Question: Does Liberty Still Unite Us?

July 4, 2026

At 250, America Confronts a Defining Question: Does Liberty Still Unite Us?

By its 250th anniversary, the United States of America has risen into a powerful symbol of freedom and progress; a nation whose extraordinary achievements command both pride and respect. Although relatively young in the broader context of world history, the foundational principles of liberty that define America have demonstrated enduring resilience. Although challenges persist, America continues to function as a society grounded in the preservation of individual liberties. However, these principles are being threatened by those with the power to

Teachers Whitewash Iran’s History of Terror, Declare America the Aggressor After U.S. Strike

Lesson: Before the Reich-How the Nazi Party Used Violence to Gain Power

“The only defense against the World, is a thorough knowledge of it…”

-John Locke

“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.”

-Thomas Jefferson

“Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free.”

-Frederick Douglass

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.”

-George Washington

“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”

-Thomas Paine

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