Introduction1. Promise and PrincipleJill Lepore on 400 Years of American HistoryDanielle S. Allen on the Declaration of IndependenceCatherine Brekus on Religious FreedomDonald E. Graham on the First Amendment and Freedom of the PressMichael Beschloss on the Presidential Election of 20202. Suffering and SorrowPhilip J. Deloria on Native American HistoryDrew Gilpin Faust on Death and the Civil WarKen Burns on the Vietnam WarJack Jacobs on Military Service3. Restoration and RepairHenry Louis Gates Jr. on ReconstructionDavid W. Blight on Frederick DouglassElaine Weiss on Women’s SuffrageJon Meacham on John Lewis and Civil Rights4. Invention and IngenuityBhu Srinivasan on 400 Years of American CapitalismWalter Isaacson on American InnovationDavid McCullough on the Wright BrothersDouglas Brinkley on the Race to the MoonDr. Francis S. Collins on the Human Genome Project and Scientific Research5. Creation and CultureWynton Marsalis on Jazz, America’s National ArtRita Moreno on the Actor’s LifeMark Bradford on the Visual ArtsBillie Jean King on Tennis and ActivismCal Ripken Jr. on Baseball6. Becoming and BelongingLillian Faderman on the Struggle for Gay RightsJia Lynn Yang on the History of ImmigrationMadeleine K. Albright on Being an ImmigrantSonia Sotomayor on Civics and Civic EducationAcknowledgmentsAbout the ContributorsAppendix I: Citizenship TestAppendix II: Full Harris Poll Survey ResultsAbout the AuthorIndex