In the con­clu­sion of “The Small and the Mighty,” the author reflects on the jour­ney shared through­out the book, empha­siz­ing that it may end for now, but it is not the final chap­ter. Through engag­ing inter­views on their pod­cast, “Here’s Where It Gets Inter­est­ing,” they pose a thought-pro­vok­ing ques­tion to authors about what they hope read­ers take away upon fin­ish­ing their books. This self-reflec­tion leads to pow­er­ful insights about the nature of great­ness and the over­looked sto­ries of indi­vid­u­als who, despite being over­shad­owed by more promi­nent fig­ures, sig­nif­i­cant­ly impact his­to­ry.

The author asserts that great­ness is not only the domain of his­tor­i­cal fig­ures from the past but also of those liv­ing today—people whom we depend on and who look to us for inspi­ra­tion and action. It’s essen­tial to rec­og­nize the col­lec­tive strength derived from our ances­tors, who paved the way for today’s real­i­ties, ensur­ing that we have avenues to pur­sue good and just actions. Sign­posts of lib­er­ty and jus­tice, marked in var­i­ous forms, guide us on this path, from sim­ple draw­ings by chil­dren to orga­nized protests, all encour­ag­ing us to per­se­vere through adver­si­ty.

Among the numer­ous his­tor­i­cal fig­ures men­tioned, the author high­lights the con­tri­bu­tions of writ­ers, activists, and advo­cates who exem­pli­fied hope, per­se­ver­ance, and the spir­it of change. They remind us that true great­ness does­n’t require fame or recog­ni­tion; instead, it emerges from acts of resilience and doing the next right thing, often despite the odds.

The nar­ra­tive con­cludes on a poignant note about courage and per­son­al growth, urg­ing read­ers to rec­og­nize their poten­tial and embrace moments of deci­sion with resolve. The mes­sage res­onates that in times of chal­lenge, one’s char­ac­ter will come for­ward, and that we are all inte­gral con­trib­u­tors to the idea of America—those who embody both the small and the mighty. The final encour­age­ment is clear: we are already the change-mak­ers we’ve been wait­ing for, and togeth­er, we can uphold the val­ues that make Amer­i­ca tru­ly great.