What does it mean to be an American?
On Constitution Day, join classrooms across the nation to build a shared understanding of what it means to be American through an exploration of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution for the annual Preamble Project.
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“...building a democratic nation made up of many, many peoples, of many kinds, from many connections and convictions and from many experiences...How do we put these things together to create a more perfect union?”
— Vincent Harding (1931-2014), author, historian and civil rights leader
Students will explore questions such as: Who, in today’s America, are ‘We The People’? What is our purpose? How do we pursue a ‘more perfect union’?
Making a People…
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