Just Vote: Youth Voter Registration Campaign
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate , United StatesDesign a voter registration campaign that encouraging other young people to become active voters.
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Design a voter registration campaign that encouraging other young people to become active voters.
Test your knowledge of major elements of DC voting rights history through this eight-question quiz. Best accessed using Chrome browser
Believe it or not, events from before 1900 still have a tremendous impact on modern society. Dive into how events before 1900 continue to shape today's world with our module, “Prelude to a Global Era".
The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated comparisons to previous episodes from history. As images, video clips, and news reports filled social media feeds, they invited comparisons to previous historical events and inquiries about connections to the past. Many of […]
Presidential inaugurations are meaningful moments in our country’s political history. When a new president is elected in the fall, Americans watch on Inauguration Day as power transitions from one elected leader to another. Artifacts and documents in the Heinz History Center's collection offer a glimpse into this special day.
“The Good Fight: Oklahoma City Sit-Ins” tells the inspiring story of the Oklahoma City sit-in movement, which started in 1958. You’ll learn how students used non-violent protests to help end segregation in public places (like restaurants) across Oklahoma. It even includes interviews with sit-in participants! Best to access this resource on desktop (not mobile).
In this activity, you will examine the impact of westward expansion and settlement on Native American communities following the Civil War. You will explore a variety of documents to get a sense of the issues faced by Native Americans due to settlement and U.S. Government Indian policy.
Stone on Stone: Sing Sing Stories lets you experience and learn about the extraordinary history of Sing Sing. We’ve curated six digital galleries of historic images, recordings, readings and video for you to explore. Also, for the first time, you can experience the historic 1825 Cellblock as well a 19th century prison cell in 3D.
January 1, 2018 marked the 155th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. In celebration, the National Archives Foundation created this fun quiz about the document.
Join Atlanta History Center for a panel discussion with Ambassador Andrew Young, Al Vivian, and Steve Fiffer (co-author) as they discuss C.T. Vivian's posthumously published memoir It's In the Action. The panel will be moderated by journalist Ernie Suggs.
America’s Founders understood that a republic is fragile; for it to survive, citizens must be engaged, educated, committed and have a free press and voting rights. In this livestream Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and past chairman of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Board of Trustees, Jon Meacham, and philanthropist David Rubenstein discuss Jefferson’s remarkably modern advice on […]
Join us as we commemorate both the powerful words of the Declaration of Independence and how generations have fought – and continue to fight – to make these ideas real. Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Jon Meacham reflect on our country’s founding principles, and the role Thomas Jefferson envisioned citizens playing in moving the […]