Introduction - Jo Ellen Chatham, Jim Gray, Bijan Kian

Becoming America: The Constitutional Convention of 1787

The United States of America is a perfect idea, but the United States of America is a work in progress. Our Founding Fathers, the people who were responsible for the birth of America, weren’t perfect. They were human beings who had personal flaws and vested interests. But what they was unprecedented. It was an experiment in democracy that enjoy today. Unfortunately, many Americans know and appreciate the history behind the creation of Sitting in Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed Judge Jim Gray, Professor Jo Ellen Chatham, and “The American”, Bijan Kian discuss the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States Constitution. Get a pen and notepad and learn the historical details of the story that Americans in and learn what it truly means to be American.