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We celebrate your 235 years of independence by flying the patriotic symbol of our freedom: The Star Spangled Banner, Old Glory, The Grand Old Flag. We all learned in grade school that Betsy Ross ...

She refers to herself as the Black Betsy Ross, a reference to the historical figure considered the first person to sew a U.S. flag. It’s fine either way — neither of these titles is official.

It's never been confirmed whether Betsy Ross was the person who sewed the first American flag, though she's widely credited with the task. Her former home, where she would have sewn the first ...

But after Archie-Jackson went to the school, the teacher called town officials down in Spring Lake to confirm her role in designing the flag. Not only did the teacher raise her daughter's grade to an ...