<p>Why did African Americans spend a century celebrating the Fifth of July instead of the Fourth? Why did a sitting US president personally try to end a journalist's career over one newspaper series? And two hundred and fifty years on, why can't America agree on what its founding document actually means?</p><p>A 250-year-old promise of equality collides with slavery, revolution and a modern-day tenure battle as Afua and Peter close out their Declaration of Independence series.</p><br><p>[1:28] Fifty-six men sign in Philadelphia — many of them slave owners writing "all men are created equal"</p><p>[8:07] Lafayette's regret: "I would never have drawn my sword..."</p><p>[11:42] Why a Virginia senator can't stomach Bolívar's revolution</p><p>[15:20] Why Black Americans spent a century celebrating the Fifth of July instead</p><p>[17:27] Frederick Douglass asks the question that still stings: "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?"</p><p>[18:53] The project that says America was really founded in 1619</p><p>[28:55] A sitting president personally tries to take the story down</p><p>[30:54] She wins a Pulitzer. Her university refuses her tenure anyway.</p><br><p>Join <strong>Legacy Plus</strong> for bonus episodes, early access, Q&amp;A's, fewer adverts and more.</p><p><strong>legacy.supportingcast.fm</strong></p><br><p>Stay connected with Legacy:</p><p>Instagram: @originallegacypodcast</p><p>TikTok: @legacy_productions</p><br><p>Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:</p><p>Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com</p><p>Join <strong>Legacy+</strong> for bonus episodes, early access, Q&amp;A's, fewer adverts and more.</p><p><strong>legacy.supportingcast.fm</strong></p><br><p>Stay connected with Legacy:</p><p>Instagram: @originallegacypodcast</p><p>TikTok: @legacy_productions</p><br><p>Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>