‘You’re An American Citizen…’: Yale Professor Defends Birthright Citizenship After Trump Setback

Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar traced the origins of American independence, arguing that the Declaration of Independence's promise that "all men are created equal" became the nation's moral compass. Speaking to U.S. mayors, he urged Americans to better understand the country's founding, abolition movement, constitutional history and shared democratic ideals as the nation marks its 250th anniversary. 00:00 – JULY 2, 1776: THE DAY AMERICA DECLARED INDEPENDENCE 02:21 – WHY THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE STILL MATTERS 05:27 – LINCOLN'S VISION OF 'ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL' 07:03 – WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION REALLY DEMOCRATIC? 10:26 – HOW AMERICA LED THE WORLD TOWARD ABOLITION 15:18 – FROM EQUALITY TO BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP 19:00 – AMERICA'S SHARED HISTORY UNITES ITS PEOPLE 21:40 – AMAR'S CALL TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AT AMERICA 250 #AkhilReedAmar #USConstitution #Democracy #USHistory #FourthOfJuly #Constitution #America250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos, subscribe to our channel: / hookglobal Visit our website for more news: https://hooknews.com Follow Hook here: Instagram: / hooknewsfeed Snapchat: / kl5vqrtH X: / HookNewsfeed