On the brink of America’s 250th birthday, questions of national identity and who discovered what

By: Dave Redmon

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 615

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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On July 4, we’ll mark 250 years since our nation’s Declaration of Independence. I wonder whether this will be another celebration of white privilege, or will it include all who call the United States their homeland?

A little history:

The Doctrine of Discovery is a concept rooted in 15th-century papal bulls (formal decrees from the pope). These decrees gave European Christian powers the religious and legal authority to invade, claim and colonize non-Christian …

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