Voices from Black Louisville, 1900-1940
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Kentucky Historical Society, United States
In this collection of oral histories, African American residents of Louisville discuss their history from 1900 to 1940, especially their participation in education, politics, business, and community development.

Watch "Walk Through the War: 1863 – Civilians Revolt"
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | 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 as we explore the response of regular people to the burdens of war.

Why America Needs Service, Now More Than Ever
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | 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 expectation of national service for youth? What role should national service play in repairing American democracy and in helping the nation emerge from the pandemic? The conversation examines how service can bring Americans out of their political bubbles and mend some of the inequities exposed by COVID-19. In collaboration with Service Year Alliance.

Youth Action Guide: Climate
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, United States
Explore youth-led organizations focused on the climate crisis and think about how you can get involved.

Smithsonian Estudios Sociales en Línea
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
Participa en una exploración en línea de temas clave en estudios sociales, presentando recursos de museos de la institución Smithsonian.

Go on the Folsom Tavern Tour
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH, United States
Folsom Tavern Tours will examine the tavern’s unique history, the place that taverns held in colonial and revolutionary history. Tours will highlight how groups such as women, craftsmen, merchants, and enslaved people experienced this one space in different ways.
Tours will take place:
Thursdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fridays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tours will start every hour on the hour and will require pre-registration. Tours are limited to 6 people and masks are required.

African American Heritage Trail: North Waterfront Route Walking Tour
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Historic Alexandria, United States
Learn about Alexandria’s African American history from King Street north to Cross Canal with this 1-mile tour. Grab your smartphone and pull up the StoryMap as you walk the trail outdoors along the Potomac River.

Reflect at Alexandria African American Heritage Park
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Historic Alexandria, United States
This seven-acre park is an oasis within the City of Alexandria. Dedicated as a memorial to African American contributions to Alexandria’s history, it encompasses the Black Baptist Cemetery established in 1885. Stroll through the park to discover sculptures honoring Alexandria’s African American community and spaces for quiet reflection.

Freedom and the Future of Learning
2099-01-01 00:00 (Pacific/Niue) | got history?, United States
At this historic moment, in-between Juneteenth and July 4th, Got History is pleased to invite you to join a 1-hour long experience on Friday, July 1, at 12pm EST featuring UnTextbooked podcasters to reflect on the question of “How Can Better History Learning Foster Freedom?” We are hosting this as part of the inaugural Civic Season, a new kind of collaborative summer festival hosted by Made By Us and Civics Unplugged to strengthen our democracy. This interactive session will give you the opportunity to hear about approaches to enhancing freedom through learning history in and with communities, and to meet people who share the vision of a future in which every person can thrive.

Add Your Personal History to the Record with StoryCorps
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Made By Us, United States
This is your chance to contribute your perspective, your vision, and your personal history to the record. We’ve partnered with StoryCorps, giving people of all backgrounds, typically two at a time, the opportunity to record meaningful conversations and archive the recordings at the Library of Congress. Capturing an interview couldn’t be easier: You invite a loved one, or anyone else you choose, to one of the StoryCorps recording sites to share a 40-minute conversation. During this year’s Civic Season celebration, between Juneteenth and July 4th, sign up to record a conversation at the Atlanta History Center location here or catch us on the West Coast as part of our mobile tour here.
Not going to be at one of these events? No problem! You can use the StoryCorps App or StoryCorps Connect and make a plan to record anywhere. When you sign up with the app, use the code civicseason to add your story to our collection!

Host Your Own “Feast of Reason” Convo
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Made By Us x Monticello, United States
Whether you’re gathering for Juneteenth or July 4th, on a picnic or a BBQ, Thanksgiving isn’t the only time of year you can entertain a debate over a meal. And there’s no better time to get some support for having better conversations that widen the lens on how we understand our past, present and future. When Thomas Jefferson convened people around the dinner table for debates and discussions, the United States wasn’t an idea everyone agreed upon – and as an enslaver advocating for independence, he brought his own contradictions to the table. Nearly 250 years later, we’re still wrestling with who we’ll become as a nation, as a society, as a world – in coffee shops and around the kitchen table. Made By Us founding partner, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, has you covered with their Feast of Reason conversation card deck that helps you navigate the strong opinions many of us hold about “civic issues” so that breaking bread together can bring us closer. Download the cards and get ready to savor a great discussion!

Sign up to Join All Vote No Play Day in November
2099-01-01 00:00 (Pacific/Niue) | AllVoteNoPlay, United States
The #AllVoteNoPlay nonpartisan guide of civic drills is focused athletes become great teammates who will grow into strong citizens. This playbook is for team leaders, coaches or athletes who want to help their teams exercise their power of voting and celebrate what it means to be a great citizen.
Join the growing roster of coaches and athletes who made #AllVoteNoPlay a day ON for civic engagement in over 30 states in 2021!

Collect Stories of Your Community
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Memria.org, United States
Memria provides software and services to help organizations create story collection and story sharing projects for their communities

Holocaust and America's Response to Other Genocides
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | State Historical Museum of Iowa, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, 50319, United States
A resource developed in partnership with the Library of Congress, these materials look at the issue of genocide.
Following its defeat in World War I and the punitive peace treaty that followed, Germany fell into a deep and extended economic depression. Nationalist leaders found a willing audience when they looked for scapegoats who could be blamed for the country’s troubles. Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist Party claimed that the Jewish people were traitors during the war and a blight on the nation. Hitler claimed that the Aryan race (northern Europeans) were genetically superior to all others and that the Jews were inferior. When he rose to power in the early 1930s, he began to impose punitive policies to punish and shame the Jews.
While America knew about pre-war Nazi discrimination against the Jews, it did little to protest or demand an end to it. There was a heated debate in the nation about American involvement in or isolation from European disputes. The U.S. refused to expand its immigration policies to accept more Jews fleeing from Nazi persecution.
Reflect on the following questions:
What was the Holocaust?
How did America respond to the Holocaust?
How has America responded to other genocides?

Explore the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Freedom’s Way Heritage Asociation, Fort Devens, MA, United States
The interactive Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area website lets you explore the nature, culture and history of 45 communities in Massachusetts and Southern, NH. Discover the area’s involvement in the American Conservation Movement, American Revolution and Transcendentalism. Then, create your own personal itineraries featuring the people, places and stories that make Freedom’s Way unique!

Listening with Empathy and Humility
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | National Institute for Civil Discourse, United States
Essential to a functioning democracy are people that are engaged in it together and willing to interact, discuss and safely debate the richness of diverse ideas and experiences with each other. One of the key elements to engaging with each other? Building understanding across differences, grounded in deep listening and empathy.
“Listening with Empathy and Humility” offers short videos with tips to help us engage differences constructively. It offers hope and insights with wisdom from the voices of everyday Americans, across race, age and political ideology.

Immigration: Has America always wanted 'your poor, your tired, your huddled masses'? “
2099-01-01 00:00 (Pacific/Niue) | State Historical Museum of Iowa, IA, United States
A resource developed in partnership with the Library of Congress asks, “has America always wanted ‘your poor, your tired, your huddled masses’? “
Immigration is as old as human history. People move from one place to another for many reasons. When migration occurs across a national border, it is called immigration. When relocation happens within the same country, it is termed emigration. Historians often attribute the movement to “push-pull” factors. Sometimes conditions at home become so dangerous or challenging that people are forced to move elsewhere. Wars, famines, economic issues or political oppression are often “push” factors encouraging people to seek safety or better conditions somewhere else. Sometimes opportunities in a new land attract newcomers. Cheap and fertile farmlands in the United States lured hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the latter 19th century. Political and religious freedom, good jobs and educational opportunities “pulled” many to America to seek a fresh start in the states.
You’ll reflect on the following questions:
How have laws regulating immigration changed over time?
How have responses and support for immigrants and refugees evolved over time?
How have attitudes or viewpoints about immigration changed over time?

Over & Under: Wildlife Crossings
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Fourth Wall Films, United States
Why did the turtle cross the road? Better yet, HOW can a turtle cross a busy highway safely? Collisions between wildlife and automobiles are expensive, dangerous, and deadly for animals and people. “Over & Under: Wildlife Crossings” explores old and new methods that allow animals to move over or under our nation’s highways in search of food, shelter, and companionship. The stories behind two innovative and effective crossings for endangered turtles in Iowa and Wisconsin are featured, and the film makes a compelling case for the construction of wildlife crossings while it encourages motorists to do their part by minding “animal crossing” signs.

Engaging Differences - Key Principles and Best Practices
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | National Institute for Civil Discourse, United States
Want to move our country towards a more perfect union? Start with engaging in conversations across differences to find common ground. This document provides several key principles and best practices that are essential to connecting across divides, including:

Empathy instead of vitriol
Listening for Understanding instead of hearing to overpower
Humility instead of all-knowing.

As you read them, consider reflecting on those that speak to you, or recall a compelling personal experience.

Around the World with World101
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations, United States
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, World101 is celebrating #CivicsSeason with a TikTok trip around the world!
Make your way to World101’s TikTok channel and follow us before Tuesday, June 14th when we will be wheels up on our 193-part TikTok series, exploring all the countries that comprise this interconnected world we share. It’s our way of showcasing #GlobalCivics and why understanding the forces, actors, and history that shape modern global affairs is an essential part of twenty-first century citizenship.
For curious first-time fliers, World101’s TikTok channel is home to hundreds of fun, fact-checked micro-lessons about the world and how it works. Our viral video posts are remixes of World101, an award-winning learning platform from the Council on Foreign Relations that uses multimedia and jargon-free language to introduce students of all ages to the fundamentals of foreign policy and international relations.

Reform Movements in America
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | State Historical Museum of Iowa, United States
A resource developed in partnership with the Library of Congress, asks how can citizens of a country affect change for the common good? The French commentator on American society in the 1830s, Alexis de Toqueville, observed that Americans are very quick to join together to promote whatever causes they favor, and there was certainly evidence around him. Reforms on many issues — temperance, abolition, prison reform, women’s rights, missionary work in the West — fomented groups dedicated to social improvements.
Students will reflect on the following questions:
What factors motivated antebellum reformers to take action?
What were the common strategies antebellum reformers used?
What did antebellum reformers achieve?

Refugees in America
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | State Historical Museum of Iowa, United States
A resource developed in partnership with the Library of Congress, asks should the United States accept refugees?
Since its earliest days as part of the United States, Iowa has a long history of being a destination for those from other countries to find a new home. Such newcomers are called immigrants. A special class of those are people fleeing wars, persecution or other dangers from their former homes. These immigrants are termed “refugees.” Like the larger class of immigrants, Iowa has confronted both the challenges and opportunities of accepting new arrivals as permanent residents
Students will reflect on the following questions:
How has America helped refugees in the past?
What has been Americans’ attitude towards refugees?
What are the possible risks associated with helping refugees?

Rep Ep 5: Tell The Truth, Truth
2099-01-01 00:00 (Pacific/Niue) | At Your Service Imprint, United States
Do we even need representation? What does “telling the truth” actually mean and why do we do it? Does objectivity exist? Can our biases work in our favor? These questions have come up over and over again throughout the journey of Rep, and in this chapter, we face them head on.
Our story guides include comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj, journalist Aymann Ismail, writer Najma Sharif and others.
