(Above–Black Americans observing the Fourth in 1939 in St.
Helena Island, South Carolina.) What books and resources would
be helpful to learn more about the American Revolution and about
America? As I’ve said before, I don’t believe the Revolution was
a liberal or conservative event in the sense we think about such
things today. Some of the Founding Fathers were religious.
Others were not. The Revolution had some aspects of a tax
revolt. But who can know if folks in the early days of the
nation would not have paid more taxes to get all the garbage out
of the street or to prevent so many women from dying in
childbirth? Some of the founders believed in government being
run from state capitols. Others supported a stronger national
government. Anybody who asserts that the American Revolution was
a liberal or conservative victory in the modern sense is more
concerned with today’s politics than with historical facts. At
the bottom line, it is up to you to know and understand our
shared history. If you allow others