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News Literacy Project , United States

Get Smart About News is our new free newsletter designed for the general public. It explores timely examples of misinformation, addresses media and press freedom topics and discusses social media […]

Tour Guide Tell All Podcast

DC by Foot , United States

Local D.C. tour guides bring history to life with the Tour Guide Tell All podcast. Confront the often scandalous and incendiary past through conversations about dynamic individuals and inciting events […]

Young Learner’s YouTube Series

National Archives , United States

This series of short programs connect young learners directly to history and the historical documents of the National Archives. Each video features a different historical figure important to America's past.

Free

Watch John Lewis Speak on Rights and Justice in America

National Archives Foundation , United States

Congressman John Lewis discusses rights in America in a 2016 video narrated by journalist Cokie Roberts. The video was part of a series of national conversations about equality in America […]

Free

Watch “Walk Through the War: 1863 – Civilians Revolt”

American Civil War Museum , United States

Two years into the American Civil War, it still isn’t clear who is “winning”. Civilians both above and below the Mason-Dixon are contemplating the cost of the conflict. Join us […]

Free

Why America Needs Service, Now More Than Ever

American Academy of Arts & Sciences and Service Year Alliance , United States

COVID-19 and the fallout from the 2020 election have exposed the fragility of American democratic institutions and the importance of rebuilding the nation’s civic culture. Should there be a universal […]

Women of the Senate

U.S. Senate Historical Office , United States

On November 21, 1922, the first woman took the oath of office to serve in the U.S. Senate. That milestone event opened the door for other women to follow. To […]

Women of the Senate

U.S. Senate Historical Office , United States

On November 21, 1922, the first woman took the oath of office to serve in the U.S. Senate. That milestone event opened the door for other women to follow. To […]

Free

Watch John Lewis Speak on Rights and Justice in America

National Archives Foundation , United States

Congressman John Lewis discusses rights in America in a 2016 video narrated by journalist Cokie Roberts. The video was part of a series of national conversations about equality in America […]

Free

Watch “Walk Through the War: 1863 – Civilians Revolt”

American Civil War Museum , United States

Two years into the American Civil War, it still isn’t clear who is “winning”. Civilians both above and below the Mason-Dixon are contemplating the cost of the conflict. Join us […]

Free

Tour Guide Tell All Podcast

DC by Foot , United States

Local D.C. tour guides bring history to life with the Tour Guide Tell All podcast. Confront the often scandalous and incendiary past through conversations about dynamic individuals and inciting events […]

Free