What does it mean to be an American?
As America celebrates its Semiquincentennial, 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.
“...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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