The Museum of Us' "Race: Are We So Different?" virtual exhibit explains the origins of race and racism, and helps us understand how to deal with them in productive, enlightening ways. Most of what we think about race is based on myth, folklore, or assumptions unsupported by genetics or biology.
How much do you know about the making of the U.S. Constitution? Test your knowledge of the vocabulary, timeline of events, and the specifics of the compromises that were made during the Constitutional Convention with five quizzes on the document that outlines our system of government. We recommend watching Mount Vernon's 21-minute video "A More […]
In the summer of 2020, weeks after George Floyd’s murder, The Nantucket Project assembled a diverse team of Americans who traveled the length of the Mississippi River by car stopping in small towns and big cities to host public conversations about race in America. From Minneapolis to New Orleans, locals from all walks of life […]
Come explore a selection of Library of Congress primary sources dedicated to the United States Constitution. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.
As part of the History Center's pilot Civic Empathy Project, History Center staff worked with 15 of its Affiliates Program sites to develop exhibitions that prioritize building empathy and taking action to further civic engagement. Each site identified a relevant story from their community’s history and developed a small exhibit that demonstrates how civic action […]
This exhibit is by teens, for teens! The 2022-2023 GEM High School interns created an exhibit focusing on how different Gen-Z groups in Idaho come together to create communities and change. Learn more about Gen-Z advocacy in the Gem State and how teens form communities and find support in Idaho.
The Museum of Us’ Race: Are We So Different? – Social Stratification virtual exhibit highlights how social stratification intersects with race to create significant impacts on how we experience our lives.
Warning Signs: Lincoln’s Response to Rising Tensions in the 1850s features four short films that help us understand our present reality. Explore different perspectives about an extremely polarized moment in U.S. history and what it reveals about maintaining a healthy democracy today. The films feature three dynamic experts who focus on how polarization before the […]
Freedom Summer 1964 is a free digital learning tool that explores key events surrounding the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1964 Mississippi voter registration drive, and the eventual passage of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office […]
Journey to the heart of the West Village on this virtual tour and experience the neighborhood's vital place in the queer history of New York City. The Village has historically been a vibrant center of countercultures, artistic, and social movements, and it became the birthplace of the gay liberation movement after the Stonewall Uprising in […]
The History Film Forum is an online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history. The Harlem Cultural Festival took place the same summer as Woodstock and boasted an attendance on a par with that event 100 miles away. More than 300,000 people filled Mount […]