Explore this playlist of short videos (most are less than 3 minutes) about RI and its State House. Learn about the signatures of 17th century Indigenous leaders, watch conservators put […]
Three members of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska visit a U.S. Indian Boarding School in Genoa, Nebraska where their mother spent her childhood. They reflect on the effect […]
Reflecting Attucks is a virtual exhibit that examines the memory of Crispus Attucks, a man of African & Native descent who was the first to die in the Boston Massacre, […]
What lessons might we learn from the stories of the families of the victims, survivors, and witnesses of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire prompted many legislative and […]
A panel discussion about the significance of Monticello as a touchstone for understanding Thomas Jefferson, slavery and the paradox of liberty on Monticello's West Lawn. Panelists include: Tom Brokaw, NBC […]
Teenagers have always played a role in shaping history - before there was Greta Thunberg or Zy Bryant, there was Barbara Johns. Visit this virtual tour of the Moton Museum […]
On view outdoors in New-York Historical’s rear courtyard, this exhibition explores the gay and lesbian community that flourished during the 1950s in Cherry Grove through some 70 enlarged photographs and […]
On Juneteenth: Texas & Slavery investigates the early history of Texas and the state's experience with slavery. Featuring a conversation Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Annette Gordon-Reed, listeners will hear Reed's take […]
It’s time for us to replace caricature with character; it's time for Yellowface in ballet to take a Final Bow! Explore the history of yellowface in the U.S. by taking […]
The 1701 Project is a venture led by The Yale Historical Review (YHR) that analyzes our university’s and our nation’s racist histories. Although not affiliated with The 1619 Project, we […]
On this June 15th, 10 leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast will join forces for BLKFREEDOM.org to commemorate Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was […]
This article examines how the 19th Amendment, which granted women suffrage, has evolved over the past 100 years.