The history of America is complex. Our founding fathers wrote of freedom for all in principle, but in reality, many people lacked basic freedoms. We know that the Constitution of the United States originally did not permit voting for women, white males without property ownership, and Black Americans which included millions of enslaved men and women. Constitutional Amendments and other laws corrected these omissions, but there is still work to be done to ensure full freedom and access to the blessings of American democracy.
As a former third-grade teacher and mother of two, I created Kid Scoop to bring civic engagement and historically accurate information to children as they learned to read and write — two skills that were denied to enslaved men, women and children. The joy of reading is discovery. All children deserve to experience the magic of reading. The future of our nation depends on an informed and well-educated electorate.
In that spirit, Kid Scoop has created this Juneteenth page for children — and entire families. We offer this to share in the miracle of American democracy, a system constantly changing with opportunities to right the wrongs of the past and present.
We suggest that your newspaper sponsor this special historical page as professional newspapers are the basic element of a free society.
To learn more about Kid Scoop, contact Dan “Blooming” Dalton at 909-793-9890.
