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VIEWPOINT: Awaiting the Next Great American Hero

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  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Aug 3, 2025
  • Columnist: Viewpoint
By Charles French Configuring a short list of the most self-sacrificing American heroes to date was easy: George Washington, Margaret Fuller, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Woodrow Wilson, Helen... more

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