Betsy Ross 1777, a ca. 1920 depiction by artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris of Ross showing Gen. George Washington (seated, left), Robert Morris and George Ross how she cut the revised five-pointed stars for the flag.
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, seeking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
As a grade school student in New York City I played the role of Betsy Ross in a school play honoring the Flag of the United States of America and the meaning of Freedom. Yes, stitch by stitch I sewed white stars on the deep blue background. When then I would look to the sky and see the brilliant light of stars, I smiled knowing we were meant to be free, to shine anew.
F L A G... be it the call to Freedom, Love, Aspiration, Grace... in all ways blessed..
Respectfully,
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