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A woman cycles with U.S. flags on Independence Day on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California July 4, 2014. The holiday marks the signing of the Declaration of independence from the British on July 4, 1776. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

The American Revolution Was an Important Step Towards Abolishing Slavery—Let's Treat It That Way

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Meet Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish Engineer Fought Both in the American Revolution and for His Homeland

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A woman cycles with U.S. flags on Independence Day on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California July 4, 2014. The holiday marks the signing of the Declaration of independence from the British on July 4, 1776. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

The American Revolution Was an Important Step Towards Abolishing Slavery—Let's Treat It That Way

Credit: Kosciuszko Foundation

Meet Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish Engineer Fought Both in the American Revolution and for His Homeland

George Lee: The Man Who Could Have Replaced George Washington in the Revolutionary War