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21 Great Americans Who Aren’t The Founding Fathers....
Every Fourth of July, Americans gather to celebrate, among many things, Independence Day and the Founding Fathers. America is basically obsessed with old white dudes. Just look at the money we use: until Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said they would add “a woman” (the identity of whom has yet to be specified) to the $10 bill, presidents, Founding Fathers, and other white men grace our paper money. But America’s history is so much more complex than that, filled with activists and radicals who pushed America to its limits. Like our great nation, none of them is perfect, but they all broke barriers or worked for those who couldn’t advocate for themselves. This year, it’s worth taking time to celebrate other Americans who changed America for the better.
http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2015/07/04/3676560/21-great-americans-arent-founding-fathers/
The 4th has passed for this year but this is a good article!
