American Creed

Deidre Prevett: “We Need to Know Each Other’s History”

Elementary school principal Deidre Prevett, from Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is descended from a long line of teachers. In struggling East Tulsa, OK, she’s made it her mission to help transient families of many different ethnic and national backgrounds find a pathway to real freedom. “To live up to America’s promise,” she warns, “we need to care about everyone’s children, not just our own.”

Deidre Prevett: “We Need to Know Each Other’s History”

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    American Creed

    S1 E1 - 1h 24m

    Condoleezza Rice and David M. Kennedy team up across party lines to explore whether there are ideals we share in common. Stories of unlikely activists including baseball manager Joe Maddon, author Junot Diaz and Marine Tegan Griffith show communities striving to come together across deep divides.

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