Most mainstream accounts of U.S. history run something like this: The King of England was oppressing the colonies — taxation without representation , etc. — which sparked the American Revolution and quest for self-governance. This began a long struggle for democratic freedom that would be continually redefined, first through a civil war and then through a protracted civil rights battle to extend the liberties first won for white males to all of “We the People,” including women and minorities.
Thaddeus Russell on Renegades vs. Conformists
Thaddeus Russell on Renegades vs. Conformists
Thaddeus Russell on Renegades vs. Conformists
Most mainstream accounts of U.S. history run something like this: The King of England was oppressing the colonies — taxation without representation , etc. — which sparked the American Revolution and quest for self-governance. This began a long struggle for democratic freedom that would be continually redefined, first through a civil war and then through a protracted civil rights battle to extend the liberties first won for white males to all of “We the People,” including women and minorities.