CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION JULY 4, 2013 ` HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! We are 237 years old! We look back on a history fighting for “government of the people and by the people.” Thirteen colonies of England defied King George 3 and formed a new nation, a confederacy of 13 states. [Thank you France for your role.] Soon the confederacy was abandoned and we became a republic with a federal government which continues to evolve in power and reach. Although the black splotch of slavery is a part of our history, black Americans have More…![]()
