Doug Brinkley on America at 250: History tells us hoping for unity is not futile
Two hundred and fifty years after the Founders put their lives on the line and their signatures on the Declaration of Independence, it’s easy to forget how close it came to not happening at all. On the battlefield, American patriots were spilling their blood for the cause of freedom. The thirteen Northern and Southern colonies were divided on the question of slavery, and the public was split on…






















