What Is America's Greatest Gift To My Generation

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America’s gift to my generation

I believe that America’s greatest gift to us is freedom. There used to be no freedom what so ever in America but, look where we are now. America has changed so much in the span of 2000 years, yet nobody really takes the time to realize it. America had slavery which was one of our biggest conflicts. We had all rights and ownership over the african american people because they were not even considered citizens! Crazy, isn’t it? No human should have to go through the pain and misery of a life that the slaves did. Luckily, slavery was abolished by Abraham Lincoln in 1865. America has given us citizens many gifts that we should be thankful for, and proud of! For

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