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Freedom’s Delayed Signature | New York City News
Did you know New York didn’t ratify the Declaration of Independence until July 9, 1776—five days after the rest of the colonies? That small delay reveals how messy even America’s founding was. And in Queens, the King Manor Museum, once home to Rufus King—a signer of the Constitution and early anti-slavery voice—keeps those stories alive. Their new bicentennial exhibit explores how Americans in 1976 grappled with their revolutionary roots amid war, economic chaos, and identity crises. It’s a mirror to today: history isn’t just in textbooks—it’s in places like this, and in the ongoing…
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