In August of 1939, the Civil Rights movement in Alexandria came to the forefront during the Alexandria Library Sit- in, one of the first Civil Rights actions to take place in a library. Learn more about leader and lawyer Samuel Tucker and this historic event in Alexandria.
Dr. Larry J. Sabato, the creator of the political "Crystal Ball" at the University of Virginia, shares his thoughts on immigration, citizenship, Thomas Jefferson, and being at Monticello for the Fourth of July.
On July 4th, 2021, the National Archives will lift the words of the Declaration of Independence off of its well-worn parchment and bring them to homes across the country through online programming and educational activities for the whole family. Join us for a truly unique Independence Day celebration, including our traditional reading ceremony!
The LA Fruit Share (June 26) is a call to harvest and share Los Angeles's abundant backyard fruit! Residents can harvest their homegrown produce and are encouraged to create a festive display in front of their homes. Participants with trees give, but everyone and anyone can take: explore our interactive map, walk your neighborhood streets, […]
In this pilot episode of the Students Speak Out Podcast, host Simone St. Pierre Nelson interviews fellow high school student Balqies Mohamed on her experiences being civically engaged in her community, and how that intersects with school. Questions answered include: what it means to be civically engaged, how to start, how to encourage others, and […]
In the first 10-episode season of our podcast Is That a Fact?, we explore the question of how American democracy can survive the onslaught of misinformation that has infected our political discourse. Host Darragh Worland explores how a toxic information environment is threatening multiple pillars of American democracy through conversations with leading American thinkers, journalists, […]
A six-episode podcast series about the unfinished struggle for women’s voting rights, Amended highlights the stories of women who faced discrimination on the basis of race, class, and citizenship status as well as sex.
Learn about the history of voting and what you can do to protect and expand voting rights.
If You Don't Know Now You Know (IYDKNYK) is a special podcast through the Moton Museum. Each episode will take a dive into a specific history topic, individual, etc., and strive to give our listeners a functional understanding of the topic by the end of the episode. Some topics are Loving v. Virginia, Juneteenth, Claudette […]
The Moton Mailbag is a weekly listener question podcast in which our listeners submit questions for Moton Museum staff to answer. Questions are focused on African American history, museum education, cultural topics, and more.
Design a voter registration campaign that encourages other young people to become active voters.
Join us June 18-20, 2021 as we celebrate and share the history behind Juneteenth. We will have picnic blankets placed throughout the grounds to encourage discussions about freedom and community relating to the Juneteenth Holiday. Please sit, enjoy a meal, and reflect on the celebration of Juneteenth We will also feature an online exhibit as […]