{"id":292098,"date":"2026-07-10T07:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/292098\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:02:12","slug":"king-manor-museum-in-jamaica-queens-explores-ideals-that-continue-to-shape-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/292098\/","title":{"rendered":"King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Queens explores ideals that continue to shape America"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — Thursday marks 250 years since New York joined the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n

While the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration on July 4, New York was the only colony to hold off and waited to approve it until July 9, 1776.<\/p>\n

In celebration of America’s history, Eyewitness News visited the King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Queens — the historic home of founding father Rufus King.<\/p>\n

King signed the U.S. Constitution and was one of the nation’s earliest anti-slavery advocates.<\/p>\n

Today, the historic house museum preserves his legacy while exploring the ideals of democracy, freedom and civic engagement that continue to shape America.<\/p>\n

A new exhibition explores the spirit of the 1976 Bicentennial and how a nation grappling with war, economic uncertainty and questions of identity looked back on the ideals of the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

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