In a book talk presented by the Library of Virginia historian Robert K.D. Colby discusses “An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South,” which examines how Confederates bought and sold thousands of men, women and children through a persisting trade in enslaved people.
Join members of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) education team for thirty-minute highlight tours as they offer you an introduction to our newest exhibition, "Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation." Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, "Give Me Liberty" highlights Virginia’s leading role in the […]
View our regional digital trails to follow in the paths of trailblazing Virginia women who have been honored as one of the Library's Virginia Women in History.
Visiting museums and galleries can be a first step in learning about civics! From June through September, visit each participating museum and gallery to get your passport stamped, then be entered into a drawing for some great prizes! This fun summer activity is a perfect excuse to take a tour through eight fascinating locations around […]
ArtsEd4All has curated a menu of Civic Season art offerings of online activities and resources inspired by in-person gatherings, for the San Francisco Bay Area. Poetry, podcasts, films, articles, exhibits and instructions inviting all to CELEBRATE, LEARN, WATCH, SHARE, FOLD, SEE, LISTEN, READ, VISIT, SHIFT & BLOOM! • A free day of music, art workshops […]
LGBTQIA+ people have been part of St. Louis from the beginning. But until recently, their lives, struggles, and contributions have often been overlooked. In Gateway to Pride, the Missouri History Museum present the first-ever full-scale exhibit on St. Louis’s fascinating and powerfully relevant LGBTQIA+ history. The result of a community-driven, nearly decade-long collecting initiative, "Gateway […]
Subscribe to read short essays, poems, or narratives posted daily between June 19th and July 4th to guide us in remembering, lamenting, and seeking renewal over the history and legacy of racialization in Lynchburg, Virginia. We are a local writer/editor collective reflecting on our city’s racial past and working towards properly celebrating its successes and […]
This is a shared space for young adults and allies to exchange ideas, build knowledge, and spark action around civic engagement. Follow the community rules, use the color code to navigate the space, and add your own posts to keep the momentum going.
This Civic Season, the American Music Landmarks Project is excited to invite Gen Z voices to set the tone for "Mixtape250: A Greatest Hits Celebration of Music Landmarks for America’s 250th Birthday" in 2026! Email us at info@musiclandmarks.org with your track(s) for Mixtape250 - any suggestions for locations, artists, genres and/or eras you'd like to see represented […]
View this discussion at the Library of Virginia with author Larry Roeder and Nathan Bailey about a Loudoun County, Virginia, community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism to increase the equality of education for all children in the area. “Dirt Don't Burn: A Black Community's Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation” […]
This excerpt from "Resurrecting Forest Grove" highlights prohibition, organized crime, second wave immigrants, America First movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Iowa.
Explore Black History in Iowa Saturday, June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All presentations, activities, and pizza included with $20 General Admission! Although Iowa entered the Union as a free state in 1846, the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 still reverberated here. Many Black Iowans had formerly been enslaved in other states. Others had family […]