Celebrating Constitution Day
On this day, 237 years ago, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Founding Forward is proud to celebrate Constitution Day. Even more, we are proud to work year-round to educate students, teachers, League members, and the general community on the Constitution which serves as a […]
Uniting Americans Through Civic Education
By David Harmer, National Director of Founding Forward With Americans becoming increasingly partisan and civic literacy at an all-time low, Founding Forward has stepped into the gap as the leader in civic education. Established on January 1, 2024, Founding Forward is a marvelous paradox: a brand-new organization with a rich 162-year history, a forward-looking enterprise […]
Securing the Next 248 Years
The 4th of July is a time to celebrate, commemorate, and remember the declaration that led to the creation of our nation. For most of the 248 years since then, we as Americans, had a shared understanding of that moment and its importance. Is this still the case? Do we still have that shared understanding? […]
Juneteenth: A Celebration of the American Journey toward life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all
By David Harmer, National Director of Founding Forward Today we celebrate Juneteenth (a portmanteau of “June” and “nineteenth”)—the newest federal holiday, but one whose roots reach back 159 years, to June 19, 1865. At that moment in history, the last major Confederate army had surrendered just two months prior (April 9, 1865) and the Emancipation […]
Born in Crisis
By John Meko, President of Founding Forward In December 1862, the existence of the Union was in doubt; the nation was in crisis. Twenty months of war had killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. General Lee and his Army were threatening Pennsylvania, and Lincoln’s political situation was tenuous. Public support for the Civil War was […]
Lincoln’s 215th
By David Harmer, National Director of Founding Forward The abolitionists considered him soft on slavery. Frederick Douglass considered him at best inconsistent, at worst hypocritical. Members of his own cabinet considered him their inferior. Editorial cartoonists considered him ridiculous. Yet the Southern states considered him such a threat that seven of them responded to his […]
I Have A Dream!
By David Harmer, National Director of Founding Forward Born on this date in 1929 was Martin Luther King, Jr., who would become the foremost leader of America’s civil rights movement. King graduated from Morehouse College; received a divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, Pennsylvania; and earned his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston […]