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This July, I was able to get away for a little vacation. With Kim and our daughter, Rachel, I spent Independence Day in Massachusetts…birthplace of the American Revolution. July 4 in the Bay State is all about the Boston Tea Party, battles against the British at Lexington and Concord, and lots of Sam Adams (the Founding Father, not the beer). Even today, 245 years into the great American experiment, folks in Massachusetts still proudly celebrate their history as home to the “shot heard round the world.” And, after all, their Foxborough-based NFL franchise (you may have heard of them) still goes by the name “Patriots.”

Publication Date

7-6-2021

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs, NC

Keywords

President's Blog

July 2021: Reflection on America at 245

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