By Sniffles
So we must all think about how hollow the American promise has been for African-Americans and other citizens of color, and yet how compelling that promise is because of its optimism and hope of better days ahead.
Sure, the American promise has always left out significant parts of the population. Heck, it didn't even apply to women until they got the vote in 1919. Think about that, why don't you.
Still and all, we have to return to the Broadway classic 1776, which eloquently expresses the agony that the Founders experienced — sacrificing the issue of enslavement to the more pressing cause of independence. Of course, the slavery issue came to roost many decades later, and still resonates today.
We continue to strive to attain perfection. What could be more American than that? We cats PURR.
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