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 […]
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recognized for her groundbreaking judicial work and commitment to gender equity and human rights, will posthumously receive the National Museum of American History's highest honor—the Great Americans Medal. Her children Jane C. Ginsburg, J.D., and James S. Ginsburg will accept the medal on their mother's behalf in this virtual […]
We’re excited to bring you a new weekly video series showing some of the stories that make St. Mary’s County’s (Maryland) history so unique and interesting, called “Wayback Wednesdays”. Join us every week for short videos featuring everything from the quirky to the fascinating, as well as lots of stories about Black, female and other […]
No matter your age or experience, if you’re a young person who cares about an issue in your community, this advocacy guide is for you. Maybe you’ve never done advocacy before. Maybe you’ve never seen anyone who looks like you speak up where you live. That means it’s even more important to get involved. If […]
Join the National Museum of American History for a discussion on the relationship between film and social change, the connection between entertainment and activism, and the history of how storytelling can make a difference. Special guests include David Linde, CEO of Participant; Dawn Porter, director of "John Lewis: Good Trouble"; and Steve James, director of […]