On Independence Day, we honor the nation's founding and the people who made it possible – but who does that entail? There's an effort to tell a more complete story of who helped America get its start.
Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton — these are names many are familiar with, born out of their leadership and contributions during the American Revolution.
"You can imagine that you're in Philadelphia in the 1770s," said Adrienne Whaley, director of education and community engagement at the Museum of the American Revolution, located at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia."We are walking into a reproduction of an 18th century, sort of 1770s, tavern," Whaley said.
He said the American Revolution saw contributions from a diverse group of individuals and groups, including the Native American Oneida nation, who became one of America's first allies. "He has to struggle and suffer alongside other revolutionaries of all backgrounds,” Whaley said. “And out of that experience, he develops this real sense of ‘we're in this together,’ these beliefs of the American Revolution."
"I think that we have to be very clear and very open and identify racism as a reason why a lot of these stories have not been told,” Whaley said, “because throughout history, people have valued the contributions of certain people and have devalued the contributions of others."
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