this weekend at the Museum of Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cAnd so they got together and said, \u2018How do we fight a tyrant?\u2019 And the best way to fight a tyrant is to hit him in his pocketbook,\u201d said Historian of the National Archives Jessie Kratz.<\/p>\n
The stories of the years that followed are visible in climate and light-controlled glass cases, including the first time the words \u201cUnited States of America\u201d were used on the engraving of the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s interesting about seeing the actual document is that \u2018United\u2019 is small. They didn\u2019t want big government. It was about the state\u2019s rights, and so you see that represented even in the actual engrossment of the document,\u201d said Patrick Madden, CEO of National Archives Foundation.<\/p>\n
The exhibit arrived on Monday as part of an eight-city tour and was dedicated on Wednesday, three days before it\u2019s open to the public.<\/p>\n
Papers that move from rebellion to oaths of allegiance by several founding fathers to a rough draft of the Bill of Rights are complete with last-minute notes and edits. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey were debating what should be in, what should be out. So it\u2019s very much an active conversation. This is going to be a different kind of government and a different kind of democracy built on ideas and ideals. So we continue to work toward a more perfect union. But these are the one and only original documents to start us on this path,\u201d said Madden.<\/p>\n
The Freedom Plane National Tour exhibit opens at the Museum of Miami on June 20. <\/p>\n
It runs through July 5, open every day, and it\u2019s free because organizers said they want everyone to have a chance to see it. <\/p>\n
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