Energy and persistence have been the roots of Americanism since its beginnings and have continued to define all the good that America has done since. The idea of an America, a land of the free, stemmed from the oppressions the British government imposed on our founding fathers. Through years of strife and rebellion, they hoped for a better life, and energy and persistence were able to conquer the unthinkable and create a better home for our courageous founding fathers. However, they are not the only ones in our country who have had to face and battle oppression with all of their might. Forgetting our own country’s oppressions would dishonor all of those who have put so much time and energy into fighting for a better country, fighting for a
