By Pippy R.
Louisville, Kentucky
America Is now a place
Where anyone is welcome
Which means a girl from Guatemala
Can be on American Idol
And my Muslim neighbors
Share their trampoline
America Is now a place
Where anyone can vote
Which means when I grow up
My black best friend
And I will vote together
For who represents us
America Is now a place
Where anything can be written
Or said
And we can protest
And speak up
So everyone
Who will ever
Live in America
Can speak out
To me America means rights for me and rights for everyone else.
Join all Americans and share your story about your history and your hopes and dreams for the future of our country. Together, we will tell the American story through videos and the most inclusive commemoration in our history.
Engaging students nationwide to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary!
This contest invites students in grades 3–12 to share their perspectives on what America means to them — and earn the opportunity to travel for field trip experiences at some of the nation’s most iconic historic and cultural landmarks.