The fact is that these Minute Men were joined by rich white leaders from communities all over the 13 Colonies who pledged their lives, their liberty, and their wealth to the fight these common men began. Many of them lost their lives, their liberty, and their wealth, and their families suffered as well. Racists? Hardly. These were our Founders (or Founding Fathers is you chose to abandon political correctness) It's not just history. It's our story, a continuing story, until we allow it to die. Beware the progressive Left who are attempting to murder it