Demonizing Diversity Belittles the Americans Who Saved Americans
The Latin phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” meaning “out of many, one” has been on the great seal for the United States of America since 1782 and is the country’s true motto.
A pregnant Lemhi Shoshone teenager embodies the spirit of DEI.
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The Trump administration's executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs disregard and dishonor the 250-year history of women, ethnic minorities and historically underrepresented people -- especially descendants of the New World's native and enslaved inhabitants -- who rescued Americans from their biggest challenges and worst calamities.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Expedition commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson after the Louisiana Purchase never would have succeeded without Sacagawea, the pregnant Lemhi Shoshone teenager, who represented the peaceful intention of the mission. Her disarming presence was the safeguard. She proved invaluable advising Second Lieutenant Clark to follow what is known now as the Bozeman Pass that became the Northern Pacific Railway route across the continental divide.