https://freedomcollab.org/blogs/news 2026-06-18T08:42:55-04:00 weekly https://freedomcollab.org/blogs/histories 2026-06-18T11:31:02-04:00 weekly https://freedomcollab.org/blogs/histories/before-the-signatures-the-white-child-apprentice-the-black-sailor-the-black-indigenous-fifer-and-the-white-presiding-president-john-hancock 2026-06-18T11:31:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0771/5376/3485/articles/Seider-Attucks-Lew-Hancock_cdc3add0-d7d8-4aaf-bf1a-f7fc125d34ee.jpg?v=1781796662 Before the signatures: the white child apprentice; the Black sailor, the Black Indigenous fifer, and the white presiding president, John Hancock An image of C. Seider, C. Attucks, B. Lew surrounding John Hancock as he signed the Declaration of Independence