From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.” #WeAreAmerica250
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From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.” Follow Along | #WeAreAmerica250 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567541980226&mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://250to250.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/250to250/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@250.to.250?_r=1&_t=ZT-95WLMGNIcEn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twofiftytotwofifty Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/250to250.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@250to250?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Notes Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain. Photo of Jim Obergefell and John Arthur courtesy of Jim Obergefell Image of Hubble orbit credit: NASA/ESA Image of polio-stricken girl courtesy of Dr. Peter Salk Henry M. Flagler at Knights Key Dock, circa 1908 – 1912, courtesy of the Key West Art & Historical Society Capitol Crawl image used by permission. © Tom Olin Collection, Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, The University of Toledo Libraries Timelapse photo of Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma by Patrick McNicholas, tulsapast.com Photograph of Barbara Shermund c. 1940 courtesy of Amanda Janes Gormley Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, and Andrew Burrell. 1994. © Ken Shung / mptvimages.com via Reuters Connect. Trail of Tears for the Creek People. Photo of original artwork by TradingCardsNPS. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Dr. An Wang of Wang Laboratories, AP Photo Bernie Sanders at an “Overturn Citizens United” protest. Photo by “Senate Democrats.” This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Bill Moyers speaking with attendees at a special screening and discussion of his documentary, "Rikers: An American Jail" at the First Amendment Forum at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. 19 April 2017. Photo by Gage Skidmore https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_Moyers_(34152369505).jpg Excerpt of Martin Luther King's April 3, 1957 “Justice Without Violence” lecture at Brandeis University © The King Estate. Dolores Huerta speaking at a campaign rally with former President Bill Clinton at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona. 20 March 2016. Photo by Gage Skidmore This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en