Creating a Multicultural Nation Without Racism
Calling all bookworms! Start or join a book club that focuses on literature by authors from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.
Each month, read and discuss a book that offers insights into different cultural experiences and histories. Find book recommendations at the Diverse BookFinder.
Crossword Puzzle: How well do you know your early American history?
Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the 13 American colonies were no longer part of the British Empire.
Frederick Douglass, a former slave, was a famous abolitionist and a great orator. In one of his most famous speeches, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” he shared his frustration about our nation. “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” What does Independence Day mean? Why should we celebrate?
The Fourth of July holiday is often seen as a time for feasting and celebrating. Considering the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Declaration of Independence calls us to make the holiday a time for remembering and reflecting. It is also a time to be inspired by the 56 men who took bold action and "mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor" to create the future. Would that we might have the same courage to commit to creating a multicultural nation without racism.