From the Editor: Red, White, and Remembered

Image courtesy of the author.I was a teenager during America’s Bicentennial in 1976—old enough to understand the significance of the moment, but still young enough to get swept up in the celebration of it all. Red, white, and blue seemed to appear everywhere that summer, and patriotism felt woven into daily life in a way that was difficult to miss, even in the pocket change. Bicentennial quarters were everywhere!But as memorable as that summer was, the Fourth of July celebrations tha