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Optimists Will Write the Story of America
While the surface might appear cynical, the undercurrent of the American story remains driven by hope.
In 1975, the Freedom Train rolled through Oakland, Calif.—about 15 miles from my home in Hayward—and changed how I thought about America.
My siblings and I were among the 7 million Americans who lined up to visit the train, which traversed the country to commemorate our nation's bicentennial, or 200th anniversary. The train contained two centuries of Americana,...