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A July 4 Tradition: NPR Reads The Declaration Of Independence

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A July 4 Tradition: NPR Reads The Declaration Of Independence

Thirty years ago, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: familiar NPR voices reading the Declaration of Independence.

Below is the draft of the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress 242 years ago in Philadelphia. It is read by NPR staff members in the accompanying audio.

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