“America, One Door at a Time”

This witty, funny survey of the America’s racial backgrounds, taken by Peter Carlson, a retired newspaperman who took on a temporary job at the Bureau of Census so that he “could meet the American people in all their wacky glory,” bespeaks of a good-natured, happy disposition of old and new Americans hailing from every corner of the world that could only come from finding a home, of being at home in America. It also bespeaks, perhaps in an unconscious way, of a deep love for this country and a sense of gratitude for its many blessings.

So on this 4th of July, happy birthday, America!