Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing Quotes

“History is written by the victors, which is certainly true, but it's also written by the wealthy and the literate.”
― Megan Smolenyak, Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing

“The truth is often so much more complicated than the digest version that's handed down to us.”
― Megan Smolenyak, Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing

“In a period of less than 150 years, to progress from slavery to Pennsylvania Avenue speaks volumes about this family and our nation. Distracted by the rush of our everyday life, we might shrug it off today, but 100 years from now, historians will be discussing this precedent.”
― Megan Smolenyak, Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing