Chapter 12: Conclusion - "We hold these truths to be self-evident
Chapter 12: Conclusion – “We hold these truths to be self-evident” When 56 men formally signed the Declaration of Independence, and 39 signed the United States Constitution, the Matrix of Race was ratified, codified, and enshrined in the very fabric of our Nation. Already, for over 2 hundred years, a genocidal war had been waged against the Native People; their rights to humanity, land, and life itself had been nullified. Slavery had become law, women had been excluded, and economic divisions had become established. These defined the intersectional identities that would be incorporated into every institution, practice, and policy that would become known as the United States. And for 250 years, a continuous struggle has endured as the great masses of people have worked to be included in the edict “that all (people) are created equal, that their Creator endows them with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”. ...