
The Original Meanings of the “American Dream” and “America First” Were Starkly Different From How They are Used Today
This article, by Anna Diamond, appeared on Smithsonian.com in October 2018.
A new book from historian Sarah Churchwell examines the etymologies of two ubiquitous phrases
The Klan instantly declared “America First” one of its most prominent slogans. They would march with [it on] banners, they would carry it in parades, they ran advertisements saying they were the only “America First” society. They even claimed to hold the copyright. (That wasn’t true.)”
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