The American Arc

Welcome to The American Arc! This blog explores engaging anecdotes, inspiring stories, and evocative sketches from the American past. These events help reveal the arc of American history as the journey towards realizing our founding principles.

Every Vote Matters March 22, 2023

Thomas Mundy Peterson teaches us why every vote matters

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POSTED: March 08, 2023
A Most Sincere and Active Friend

Highlighting the career of the remarkable abolitionist Thomas Shipley

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POSTED: February 21, 2023
I Must have Kentucky

The impact of Kentucky on Lincoln's life

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POSTED: January 18, 2023
On the Morality of Chess

Franklin's thoughts about chess help us understand our founding principles

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POSTED: January 15, 2023
How Martin Luther King Embodied Our Founding Principles

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Enlightened Patriotism

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POSTED: December 19, 2022
The Birthday Dinner

Andrew Jackson throws the gauntlet of Union

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POSTED: December 06, 2022
Bringing About a ‘More Perfect Union’: Street Diplomacy in the Nineteenth Century

Terror in a time of slavery

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