# 1776 | The Legacy For Our Culture | 1

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Podcast: [Legacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/legacy-6673187)
Published: 2026-06-16T07:21:52+00:00
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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? 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. [1:28] Fifty-six men sign in Philadelphia — many of them slave owners writing "all men are created equal" [8:07] Lafayette's regret: "I would never have drawn my sword..." [11:42] Why a Virginia senator can't stomach Bolívar's revolution [15:20] Why Black Americans spent a century celebrating the Fifth of July instead [17:27] Frederick Douglass asks the question that still stings: "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" [18:53] The project that says America was really founded in 1619 [28:55] A sitting president personally tries to take the story down [30:54] She wins a Pulitzer. Her university refuses her tenure anyway. Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more. legacy.supportingcast.fm Stay connected with Legacy: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Join Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more. legacy.supportingcast.fm Stay connected with Legacy: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

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