Celebrate African Americans' role in U.S. military - The Leavenworth Times

Celebrate African Americans' role in U.S. military - The Leavenworth Times

“E Pluribus Unum” is a Latin phrase meaning “out of many, one.” This quotation from 1776, suggested by a committee of our founders (John Adams, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson), is on the Great Seal of the United States, and is also on much of our currency, to include our coinage and the dollar bill. It was also the nation’s de facto motto until July 30, 1956, when President Eisenhower signed into law the new motto - “In God We Trust.” Among o…