AGAINST ALL ODDS: TOM TANCREDO
Published exclusively in Denver Post Blog

By Frosty Wooldridge
Thomas Jefferson, in writing the Declaration of Independence, risked treason and hanging for his passion to create a new country. Following him down a deadly gauntlet, Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Adams, George Mason and many others risked their lives to birth the United States of America.

In the 20th century, Susan B. Anthony endured name calling, death threats and personal degradation for her goal to bring voting rights to women. Eleanor Roosevelt fought to stop lynchings thrust upon southern blacks. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his life for equal rights for people of color. He stopped “separate but equalâ€