We want it back.
“Make America Great Again”
belongs to all of us.
For all Americans. Not left. Not right.
Our Mission
Why this exists
For 7,000 years, a symbol of peace and good fortune was shared by civilizations across the world — from ancient India to the indigenous peoples of the Americas to early Christianity. Then in 1920 it was seized, narrowed, and turned into an emblem of hatred so total that its original meaning became virtually unrecoverable. The Western world forgot 7,000 years of shared human meaning in fifteen.
I am not willing to let that happen again.
"Make America Great Again" was spoken by Ronald Reagan in 1980 and Bill Clinton in 1992 as a call for shared American optimism. It has been seized, trademarked, and narrowed into a dividing line. The Great America Project exists because abandonment is not neutrality — it is surrender. These words belong to all Americans. We intend to give them back.
The Great America Project is a civic initiative built on one conviction — American greatness is not the property of any movement, party, or individual. It belongs to every American.
That is all of us.
Who Started This
My name is Cyril Hinds. I was born in Guyana, raised in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and spent twenty years serving this country in the United States Air Force. I am a retired MSgt and a proud American.
I started The Great America Project because I watched something happen that I could not ignore. A phrase that belonged to all of us — spoken first by Ronald Reagan in 1980, spoken again by Bill Clinton in 1992 — was seized, narrowed, and turned into a weapon that divides the very people it was meant to inspire.
I have seen this before. History has a name for what happens when a symbol of unity is captured by a single group and weaponized against everyone else. I am not willing to let it happen again.
This is not a political project. I am not affiliated with any party, candidate, or movement. I am a veteran who loves this country enough to fight for its words.
These words are ours. All of ours. I intend to give them back.
The Open Question
What made America great to you?
We are collecting voices from every corner of this country. Your answer matters — whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever you believe.
Our Work
Three lines of effort. One goal.
01
Historical Research
We are commissioning a documented white paper establishing the full bipartisan history of this phrase — who used it, when, and why. The truth belongs in the public record.
02
The Documentary
We are producing a short-form documentary tracing the phrase from its origins to today — with diverse Americans speaking to what greatness means to them. Free to watch. Free to share.
03
Town Halls
We are organizing community conversations in urban centers, rural communities, tribal lands, and border towns — asking one question and listening to every answer.
Join the Founding Team
We are building something worth joining.
The Great America Project is assembling its founding board of directors — people from every background, region, and walk of life who share one belief: that American greatness belongs to all of us.
We are not a political organization. We are not affiliated with any party, candidate, or movement. We are an act of civic faith.
If you have read this far and felt something — that is the qualification that matters most.
We are looking for founding directors with experience or passion in any of the following areas:
Law and nonprofit governance
Finance and organizational management
Community organizing and grassroots outreach
Education, history, or academic research
Media, communications, or documentary production
A deep and unshakeable belief in this mission
