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The Declaration Called Us “Merciless Indian Savages.” We Are Still Here.

“The merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions …” — The Declaration of Independence, 1776  It’s not just a line buried in eighteenth-century language. It is a statement that still echoes throughout policy, education, media, and the way the United States decides whose humanity…