Sharon McMahon Gives an American History Lesson: Here Are 5 Milestone Moments You Need to Know About

In a media landscape that is turning away from institutions and toward more relatable, personal sources of information, Sharon McMahon is a small bright spot. Her book The Small and Mighty tells the stories of key but unsung players in pivotal moments of American history, such as Gouverneur Morris, Alexander Hamilton’s best friend who wrote a lot of the Federalist Papers on which the Constitution was based; Virginia Randolph, a Black teacher whose many students included Rosa Parks; and Julius Rosenwald, a part owner of Sears, Roebuck and Co., whose money built thousands of schools for Black students. Each chapter makes the case that many people have made an impact using whatever resources they had on hand.

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