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An invitation to write.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy come together from remarkably different backgrounds, life experiences, and points of view to explore the idea of a unifying American creed. Their spirited inquiry frames the stories of a range of citizen-activists striving to realize their own visions of America’s promise across deep divides. Launched in February 2018, you and your students are invited to add your stories to the conversation sparked by American Creed.

Bring the film to your classroom or learning center and support young people in responding on this website through writing, art, and media through these five invitations to respond.

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Family and community motivate us in life unlike any other person or factor in the world and help us become the best version of ourselves we can be.... Featured Our Forever Number One Fans Aaron J. Connecticut Featured The American Creed: Braden Edition Braden C. Kentucky The essay that I've wriiten is about the major problem America is having with gun violence and why we as Americans need to find a way to stop this ... Featured America: Our Current Problems and Future Solution Kaci L. Michigan Exploring my family history through art in order to explain my American Creed Featured My American Creed Justin F. Connecticut It's about growing up as a Native American in a predominately Caucasian community and being told I don't belong in the country I was born in for su... Featured American Dream Culture Nebraska Featured Mass Incarceration in America Ayanna S. Nevada My piece is about what it means to be an American in relation to "The Pledge of Allegiance" by George Thatcher Balch. My essay describes the loyalt... Featured What It Means to Be an American Sarafina M. Florida I wrote this poem to express how I feel about immigration, as an immigrant. Featured No One is Illegal Marwa Connecticut This short story is about how a family's decisions in the past has shaped the present generations-- and how it's connected to America's changes thr... Featured Past and Present: A Family's American Creed Tekyira M. Michigan Symbols show up on our lives everyday. America has many objects and items that represent the nation and they all have their own meanings and history. Featured Land of the Free as Symbolic as Can Be Abbey K. Michigan This piece of work explains homelessness in America. Many people do not know women have a harder time being homeless than man. Featured Homelessness in America Mya M. New York This poster represents my American creed through emotions and feelings. Featured My American Creed Abby H. Kentucky