Do the unheard-of thing: As America celebrates 250, our light is kept burning by those who act

Do the unheard-of thing: As America celebrates 250, our light is kept burning by those who act

A passage from the Declaration of Independence is seen on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2018. (Photo by Andrew DeMillo/Arkansas Advocate)On Saturday, the United States of America turns 250. We picture a nation’s founding as a moment in time: a room of important-looking men, a sheet of parchment, a fancy pen. But most of what holds our country together was never signed into being. It was built by…

America was built by people who left the light on by doing the ‘unheard-of thing’

Reading Time: 3 minutes America was built by people who left the light on by doing the ‘unheard-of thing’ Idahoan Rebecca Brown Mitchell built a school, won women a voice and did the unheard-of. America grows stronger when individuals do the same. Guest column by Jess Westhoff and Christina Bruce-Bennion | WassmuthCenter for Human Rights  The views expressed in this opinion column are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the view…