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America’s 250th Anniversary, Part Four — America: A Model for Other Nations

by UYLESS BLACK/Contributing Writer
| July 3, 2026 1:00 AM

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a five-part series of essays on American history by Uyless Black. 

Since its creation, America has been a model for much of the world. Countries that aspired to cast off centuries of repression from despotic rulers looked to the United States for inspiration and motivation. After all, if a country such as America could rid itself of authoritarians, so could they.

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