"The story of America mimics the story of humanity as a whole, a series of startling leaps, and several falls from dizzying heights" "Through it all, America has steered through, her tiller guided by the loyal opposition onto the best path" |
This is the story of progress, of a quest for efficiency, of innovation, and of the way the American public reacted to all of it. This is the story of computers, immigrants, wars, allies, songs, books, law, cars, trains, and planes. It is the story of war and discrimination and protest. It is the story of music and culture and poverty and pollution and freedom and bravery and sacrifice. It is the story of America, and of its people. Its people came from nowhere and everywhere, the poor, the downtrodden, the huddled masses yearning to be free. Each brought their culture and hopes, prejudices and skills with them. The story of America mimics the story of humanity as a whole, a series of startling leaps, and several falls from dizzying heights. Through all the upheaval and change, one thing has remained the same: Americans constantly continue forward, pushing the boundaries of what is deemed impossible.
In this Museum of American Rhetoric, you will find the narrative of America. There is one ever present story in all of American history. It is the story of progress. America might stumble or fall, but it has never stopped moving forward, ever expanding its borders. In the story of progress, there is always opposition to every new truth or technology, and always America pushes through. There were many who disagreed with the feverish haste with which America took on the creation of computers, wars, allies, songs, books, laws, cars, and planes. They felt that new realities were not reliable, or that they were evil, and viewed those who dove head-first into new innovations as impetuous. Yet through it all, America has steered through, her tiller guided by the loyal opposition onto the best path. Here you will find testaments to each step and each side of the history of America, split into nineteen categories. Created and curated by the AP students of Benilde-St. Margaret’s, with artifacts digitally collected from all over America, enter into the tapestry of American history, and the rhetoric contained within. |