Today in History: The Birth of Human Rights with the Declaration of the Rights of Man ✊

Inspired by the Enlightenment, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was an attempt to create equality among the social classes in France. In 1789, the last statute to this declaration was added. Join Jeremy from That Was History and learn about this statute and the overall goal of this great movement from history. <br /><br />That Was History is an educational, history channel with a laid back feel. TWH was founded by Cliff Langston and Jeremy Payne. Each episode contains a historical event and facts that correspond to a particular date. Join the That Was History community and start getting your daily history update, today! <br /><br /><br /><br />RESOURCES:<br /><br />http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen<br /><br /><br />SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=yabigfreak<br />FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thatwashistory<br />TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/thatwashistory<br />WEBSITE: http://thatwashistoryonline.com<br />EMAIL: thatwashistory2012@gmail.com<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />All images are in the public domain and are provided by the national archive or http://publicdomainpictures.net<br /><br />Royalty Free Music by:<br />http://audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music