How might citizens help shape the future of Congressional representation and combat Gerrymandering? The founders included “The People” in the redistricting process for a reason. Communities of Interest are one […]
Chez Baldwin is a digital exhibition that explores James Baldwin's life and works through the lens of his house in St. Paul de Vence, France, where he resided the last […]
The motto of Living Room Conversations is respect, relate, connect. We know that in the pursuit of racial equity, individual conversations are not the final stop in the journey. Conversations […]
In this Living Room Conversation LIVE, six Black community leaders gather to share what Juneteenth means to them, offer ways others can honor this day, and consider their vision for […]
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. Three months before the 2019 […]
The History Center examines the bold experiment to create a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people” in its dynamic online exhibition, American Democracy: A Great […]
A resource developed in partnership with the Library of Congress, from the earliest days of our nation’s history, there were those who were opposed to the practice of slavery and […]
Pioneering attorney, activist, poet, and Episcopal priest Pauli Murray was an incredibly influential figure of the 20th century who has largely been forgotten by history. Fifteen years before Rosa Parks […]
Talking about politics has a bad rap for being divisive. Our guides are designed to help you navigate this space. If you are interested in meeting with the same group […]
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 […]
Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, […]
Nearly 60 years following the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War, the devastating aftereffects of the toxin remain lethal. This film follows two activists - Tran To Nga […]