Sierra Edmister
February 2, 2017
AP U.S. History
4th Period
DBQ 1
“All men are created equal… they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” On July 4, 1776,
Congress had approved the Declaration of Independence of the United States from Britain which
stated that all men are, in fact, created equal. However, that statement did not apply to all. The
people that did not know the feeling of these “unalienable rights” were those of color. Because of
