July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
The final edits. Over July 2–4, Congress cut roughly a quarter of Jefferson's draft — including his fiery passage condemning the slave trade, struck to hold South Carolina and Georgia. Jefferson sat m
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