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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Megan Kate Nelson is an American historian and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is best known as the author of The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, a celebrated epic that relays a counter-history of the American West. Nelson follows the epic journey of Lewis and Clark, who mapped the American West and transformed the young nation's knowledge of its vast new territory. #WeAreAmerica250 250 to 250 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.