'Out of many, one,' says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?
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The Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is seen on a one dollar coin, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)FILE - New citizen Ivette Lagos, originally from Brazil, wears a stars and stripes scarf while reciting the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony where nearly 200 people from more than 50 different countries became United States citizens at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Nov. 18, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)FILE - A large wall mural showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence is seen over visitors at the National Archives, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)FILE - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington. (AP Photo/File)FILE - Thirteen United States flags representing the 13 original colonies are seen at Liberty State Park with 1 World Trade Center, bottom left, and the Statue of Liberty, bottom right, in the background, Sept. 11, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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The Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is seen on a one dollar coin, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)