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The Dangerous Legacy of Those Words | Philadelphia News
As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of the Declaration of Independence, a chilling phrase from the document—“merciless Indian savages”—is igniting fresh debate. Once dismissed as mere rhetoric, this language now stands exposed as a tool that helped justify centuries of violence and dispossession against Native peoples, starkly contradicting the document’s founding ideal of equality. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report…
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