BETSY ROSS THE FACTS:
She was a Quaker (she didn't own slaves).
She married a man her family disapproved of. So they disowned her.
She learned a trade. Upholstery.
She and her husband opened a store.
Then war broke out and her husband left to fight for the colonies. He died in battle.
She kept the store running by making regimental flags for the war effort.
She married again. This time to a man who was fighting the British by sea. He also died.
She kept sewing and running the store. Her home was taken over by the British when they occupied Philadelphia.
She was a patriot. At that time in history, she learned a trade and
was able to take care of herself and her children.
So that flag represents the birth of our country and in the case of Betsy Ross, early feminism!
She's a female icon!!!
This flag has nothing to do with slavery.
Nike made the wrong move again!
AND KAEPERNICK IS STILL AN IGNORANT A$$HOLE!!!
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Him and a lot others
ReplyDeleteJust looking for another reason to use the word racist!!!!
ReplyDeleteThere is no evidence Betsy Ross came up with the 18 star flag for George Washington. The story was made up by her decendants dozens of years later for some coin.
ReplyDelete12:24 I guess you were there? Timmy is that u.
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