In 1976, Linda O’Brien traveled with her mother to Slovakia, her grandparents’ homeland. “It was still under communist rule in 1976 and the churches laid in ruin from World War II,” O’Brien said. “They would not clean up the debris because you were not allowed to speak the name of God nor were you allowed to be part of the communist party and receive any kind of benefits such as a basic job.” That trip had a lasting impression on O’Brien and made her appreciate living in America, where people’s freedoms are guaranteed in a constitution that has been enforced...
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