We the People
By Terry Yang
Creative Writing
Radford College - Year 12
When America’s Founding Fathers first wrote “We the people”, they did not mean slaves, who were barely considered people. Nor women, or people without property: neither could vote. Instead, “We the people” referred to approximately 15% of the population. As societal values have evolved, however, the identity of the American people has shifted, and We the People explores this fluidity, suggesting that colonialism has created the legacy of an inherently unstable — and ultimately, self-destructive — American identity.
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