Benjamin Rush is a well-known doctor during the American Revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence. However, if you ask most young Americans, “Can you give me some Benjamin Rush facts?”, most of them couldn’t answer the question. We want some Benjamin Rush facts, including his influence on Thomas Paine writing Common Sense, his …
Who do you think of when you picture the Founding Fathers? The first man that comes to my mind is George Washington. Then I think of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin. But what about George Mason? The Father of the Bill of Rights. An advocate for the emancipation of slaves. A neighbor of …
If I asked you to Google the phrase “you don’t deserve success”, what do you think the results would be? It’s okay if you don’t actually Google it because I already did it. Guess what I got for results? Things like this: “Do You Feel As If You Don’t Deserve Your Success?” Journal of Accountancy. …
Francis Scott Key. Author of the Star Spangled Banner, heroe of American history, and a man whose past is deeply wrought with controversies. Modern textbooks and websites claim he was a racist hypocrite. Historians of his time claim he was a freedom fighter and good man. So who was he? Want to read more? The …
A nation’s history is its most cherished treasure, and when history is twisted, the nation loses its identity. The Founding Fathers are often portrayed as bigoted, racist slave owners who did nothing but abuse their slaves in private and tout human rights and equality in public. It is my goal to uncover the history of …
