Know your fucking heroes.

US Department of Education gets its America 250 banners.

"EMPOWERING
our
STATES
to tell the
STORIES
of our
HEROES
in
AMERICAN
EDUCATION"

Booker T Washington
1856-1915

Catharine Beecher
1800-1878

Charlie Kirk
1993-2025

Washington led the charge for education for all Blacks.

Beecher did the same for all women.

Kirk led the charge for racism and misogyny for his own personal political and financial gain.

Really sums the USA up rather well at 250, don't you think?