{"id":333245,"date":"2018-12-03T11:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T16:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/?p=333245"},"modified":"2018-12-03T11:22:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T16:22:26","slug":"american-evolution-a-student-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlwgs.com\/american-evolution-a-student-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"American Evolution: A Student Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-333246 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Poster of Our American Story\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?resize=268%2C268&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mlwgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OurAmericanStory.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our American Story is inspired by the foundational events that occurred in Virginia in 1619. 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