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August 2024 Newsletter

Teachers will carry what they learned from Founding Forward back to the classroom. Teachers across the country are preparing their lesson plans, and in a...

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...

July 2024 Newsletter

Independence Day 2024 will be especially meaningful for all of us at Founding Forward. It will be the first time we celebrate the 4th of...

Juneteenth: A Celebration of the American Journey toward life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all

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....

June 2024 Newsletter

Our work continues with a renewed vigor Summer is approaching, and our work continues with a renewed vigor. The Spirit of America Leadership program brought...

Born in Crisis

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...

Preparing for a Dynamic Season Ahead

Founding Forward is preparing for a busy Spring doing what we do best: bringing our country’s next generation of leaders together to learn, explore, and...

America’s New Era in Civic Education and Engagement

Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge and The Union League Legacy Foundation Merge to Preserve Democratic Principles and Educate Citizens Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and...

Lincoln’s 215th

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...

I Have A Dream!

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...

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