In the famous Monroe Doctrine he also paid a tribute to the Greek heritage that was the foundation stone of our young democracy President Monroes expression that the Greek nation deserved its independence from the Ottoman Empire was reaffirmed a few days later when Daniel Webster arose on the floor of the House of Representatives and eloquently stated this Nations debt to the democracy and civilization of the Greeks and asked that a minister be sent to the struggling nation. The Greeks have continued to contribute to the United States. The first recorded immigrant arrived m 1848 and. like all the immigrants from every land. the Greeks have become a part of the great mixture that is America. From Athens. Ga.. to Syracuse.
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