VOC Student Essay Contest

As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, VOC is marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a student essay contest to explore how America’s founding document inspired liberty movements and liberty champions across the globe. Each week, VOC will highlight one student submission below.

Interested in joining the contest? Learn more and sign up here.

The Declaration of Independence and its Lasting Effects
Kylee Childress

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Poland’s Son of Liberty
Quentin Cunningham

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Liberty on the Frontlines
Leah Mordehai

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East Germany and The Declaration of Independence
Cora Stumpf

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The Danger of A Faithful American
Mary Jo Walsh

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My Mother’s Journey Beyond the Soviet World
Nathan Schwartz

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The Velvet Echo of 1776
Chloe Lee

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VOC Student Essay Contest
Nina Morey

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