Comments on: Grace Wisher, Young Black Girl Helped Sew Star Spangled Banner https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Sat, 02 Aug 2025 23:50:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-460979 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 23:50:06 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-460979 In reply to Helen.

They are very much a part of the fabric of America. Thank you for posting!

]]> By: Helen https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-460967 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:19:53 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-460967 Amazing! Black Americans are as American as apple pie. Thank you for your untold contributions, literally building this country from the ground up.

]]> By: Fun Facts about the U.S. Flag - America Comes Alive https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-385147 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:18:37 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-385147 […] To read about Mary Pickersgill, click here.  In her work, she was aided by a young indentured servant named Grace Wisher. […]

]]> By: ACTIVITY | The Flag Girl: Grace Wisher - Successful Black Parenting Magazine https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-385039 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:03:48 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-385039 […] years ago, an African American girl made history—literally. She was an indentured servant named Grace Wisher in the household of Mary Pickersgill.” Grace was the daughter of a mother too poor to […]

]]> By: ACTIVITY | The Flag Girl: Grace Wisher https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-333648 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:23:33 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-333648 […] years ago, an African American girl made history—literally. She was an indentured servant named Grace Wisher in the household of Mary Pickersgill.” Grace was the daughter of a mother too poor to […]

]]> By: Francis Scott Key: How The Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written - America Comes Alive https://americacomesalive.com/grace-wisher-african-american-helped-make-star-spangled-banner/#comment-328192 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 03:09:15 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=8002#comment-328192 […] She was assisted by a young black girl named Grace Wisher. […]

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