"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

- form the "Gettysburg Address," November 19, 1863
The underlined portion is a line from what famous document?
A) The U. S. Constitution
B) The Articles of Confederation
C) The Emancipation Proclamation
D) The Declaration of Independence

decloration of independence

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.