Reposted by Jon Casey
I wrote a piece about how African Americans have used memories of the Revolution to redefine what freedom means in the United States.
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USA at 250: the Black American struggle for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
From the very earliest days of independence, the struggle of African Americans for their rights has defined the idea of freedom in the United States.