John de Graaf
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John de Graaf is a filmmaker, author of "Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic" and former faculty member at The Evergreen State College. He is the director of "From Sea to Shining Sea: Katherine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful."
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The forgotten meaning of 'America the Beautiful'
“America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is as much critique as celebration, writes documentary filmmaker John de Graaf. While Bates’ first verse celebrates America’s beauty, the other three ask...