Rainbows and Revolutions Exhibit: LGBTQ+ Coloradans
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Experience the story of LGBTQ+ Coloradans, from fighting for equal rights to celebrating community, in a new exhibition coming to History Colorado. For more than two years, museum curators have collected oral histories, photos, and historical artifacts from Colorado’s LGBTQ+ community. This exhibition will dive deep into the struggles and successes of LGBTQ+ Coloradans and their allies who changed the cultural, business and political landscape of our state.
The Rainbows & Revolutions exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the History Colorado Center at 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Our Common Purpose Conversations
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Library of Congress, United States
In 2021, the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presented a series of exciting conversations to explore the nation’s civic life and ways that people from all political beliefs and social causes can build a stronger, more resilient democracy. Each conversation in the “Our Common Purpose” series was facilitated by Kluge Prize winner Danielle Allen.

Civic Renewal Conversation Guide
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Living Room Conversations, United States
Civic life encompasses the inﬁnite ways that people may connect and contribute to their community and society: from voting in an election or organizing a neighborhood block-party, to standing up for a just cause or supporting arts in our parks. For some time, however, many facets of civic life have been in decline. This conversation is an opportunity to reimagine our civic life. We have a chance now to embrace our interdependence and to create just and productive communities. Success depends on our ability to create spaces that foster relationships of belonging, ensuring everyone has the opportunity and motivation to contribute to a thriving civic life.

Becoming US: An Educational Resource
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Smithsonian National Museum of American History, United States
Becoming US is a new educational resource for high school teachers and students to learn immigration and migration history in a more accurate and inclusive way.

Gaspee: The Spark that Ignited the American Revolution
2023-05-03 19:17 (Pacific/Niue) | RI State Archives, 33 Broad Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Gaspee: The Spark that Ignited the American Revolution is an exhibition at the RI State Archives that explores the attack on the HMS Gaspee, a British revenue schooner, through eye-witness accounts and period testimonies. The attack and its aftermath were a key catalyst for events that followed, including the Boston Tea Party, and eventually, full-scale revolution. The exhibition is accompanied by digital resources available on the Department of State website.

Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Renewal for Youth: A Conversation Guide
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Living Room Conversations, United States
When we talk about renewing our social, emotional and spiritual life, we are really talking about our mental health. Our mental health is tied to what we think about ourselves, how we connect with our family and friends, and if we feel like we belong. It is about our thoughts, feelings, and memories along with culture, early life experiences, where we live, our faith, and other factors. Mental Health and renewal of our social, emotional, and spiritual selves is critical because how we feel about ourselves and our connection to our schools, jobs, or communities influences our decisions and actions. This conversation guide is designed to help you consider your personal experiences, how you can support others, and what kind of impact we can have on a community.

"Becoming Weatherwise" Climate Science Exhibition Kickoff to the Civic Season
2023-05-03 19:17 (Pacific/Niue) | American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, 104 S. 5th Street, Philosophical Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
“Becoming Weatherwise: A History of Climate Science in America” is an exhibition at the American Philosophical Society’s Museum. It explores the questions and methods that have driven the study of weather and climate in the Western world from the mid-eighteenth century through today. The exhibition highlights the importance of work by amateurs and professionals who have worked collaboratively to study weather and climate in the interest of agriculture, human health and comfort, military dominance, and simple curiosity. Celebrating both professional scientists and those who get involved in community science, “Becoming Weatherwise” promotes the scientific side of the Civic Season!

America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | University of Washington Press, United States
First published in 1943, this classic memoir by well-known Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West.

No-No Boy
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | University of Washington Press, United States
No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life “no-no boys.” Yamada answered “no” twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. Unwilling to pledge himself to the country that interned him and his family, Ichiro earns two years in prison and the hostility of his family and community when he returns home to Seattle. As Ozeki writes, Ichiro’s “obsessive, tormented” voice subverts Japanese postwar “model-minority” stereotypes, showing a fractured community and one man’s “threnody of guilt, rage, and blame as he tries to negotiate his reentry into a shattered world.”

Welcome to ‘Asian Enough,’ Season 2
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Los Angeles Times, United States
From the Los Angeles Times, “Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American — the joys, the complications and everything in between. In each episode hosts Jen Yamato, Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown and Suhauna Hussain of The Times invite special guests to share personal stories and unpack identity on their own terms. They explore the vast diaspora across cultures, backgrounds and generations, and try to expand the ways in which being Asian American is defined.

Summer Educator Institute in Cincinnati
2023-05-03 19:17 (America/Chicago) | Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45206, United States
We are participating in the Civic Season ideal by offering a free 4-day workshop to educators in the Greater Cincinnati area. Participants will experience some of our current field trip offerings first-hand, showcasing different grade levels, engage in discussion with museum educators on teaching “hard history” topics, and collaborate with K-12 colleagues.
Days 1, 2, and 4 will take place at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Day 3 will take place in Ripley, OH (about a 1-hour drive from Walnut Hills – carpooling may be available). Workshop sessions are free to participants and open to K-12 educators, as well as pre-service teachers. Books and materials are included. Funding is made possible through the Ohio Humanities Council. We are currently seeking funding for lunches as well.
Sessions will run 9:30 – 3:30 each day – Monday June 20 – Thursday June 23. Sign Up using the link. You will get an email confirmation. Additional instructions will be sent in mid-June. Check out our website to learn more about our other programs and tours. https://stowehousecincy.org/index.html

Museum Exhibition - "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story"
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL, United States
Twenty-five years in the making, “Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story,” created by artist Preston Jackson, is a sculptural installation comprised of hundreds of unique small bronze and steel figures, relief sculptures, automobiles, buildings, streets and a truss bridge. Originally entitled “From Bronzeville to Harlem,” the cityscape is a simultaneously playful and serious contemplation of the individual stories that made up the urban centers from places such as Peoria, Chicago’s Bronzeville and the Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan.
This summer, the exhibition is enhanced with Archibald Motley’s, “Bronzeville at Night”, on longterm loan form Art Bridges. “In ‘Bronzeville at Night,’ we glimpse at a darkened street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago that in the early 1900s rivaled Harlem, New York.

Museum Exhibition - "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story"
2023-05-03 19:17 (Pacific/Niue) | Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington Street, Peoria, IL, 61602, United States

Central American Roots: A Virtual Ancestry Workshop (Thursdays)
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Central American Historical and Ancestral Society, United States
Explore your Central American roots and learn more about your family history in the United States. Dig deep into your ancestor’s country of origin to expand your family tree. This weekly Zoom meeting at 8pm PST on Thursdays will review free online resources and tips for searching databases. Sign up and your research questions will drive the session!

History Film Forum: MLK/FBI Discussion with Sam Pollard
2023-05-03 19:17 UTC | Smithsonian National Museum of American History, United States
The History Film Forum is a monthly online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history. The Forum returned in 2021 with the new documentary MLK/FBI, which explores the US government’s history of targeting Black activists and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, the film tells the tragic story of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Emmy Award winning director Sam Pollard and former field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Larry Rubin, in conversation with Christopher Wilson, the History Film Forum’s executive director and curator, examined the making of MLK/FBI and the pertinent issues it spotlights.
This program was made possible through the generous support of Dan Manatt and Democracy Films.

Access Resources to Prepare For the Nation's 250th
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America 250 Foundation, United States
An assortment of teaching and learning resources about America and America’s history as we approach the US Semiquincentennial.

American Indian Voting Rights through History
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Archives, United States
In this activity, you will analyze documents related to American Indian history and voting rights from the 1830s to the 1970s and place them in chronological order. Documents were chosen to show the length of the fight for universal suffrage for American Indians and the different types of records that relate that history.

31 Recommendations for Democracy
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, United States
As our democracy faces immense challenges—strained institutions, fragmented civil society, economic inequality, unequal representation, a changed media ecosystem, coarsening civic culture—it’s up to all of us to take action. Read the experts’ report on 31 strategies for action.

100 Years of Women's Suffrage
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Ruth Mott Foundation/Applewood Estate, United States
In 2020 we celebrated the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. Since then the work to get everyone access to the polls hasn’t ended. Watch a short video exploring how one family in Flint supported voting rights and education over the years.

Juneteenth: A Celebration for a New Age
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Atlanta History Center, United States
This article explores the rediscovery of Juneteenth in the twenty-first century and how it’s becoming an important American holiday.

"Wait for it: Hamilton in Pittsburgh"
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Senator John Heinz History Center, United States
The last time Hamilton came to Pittsburgh, he wasn’t quite as popular. In fact, he was arguably one of the most hated men in Western Pennsylvania in the late 1700s, thanks to his liquor tax that sparked the Whiskey Rebellion.

“Why Not Us?”: Youth Activism in the South
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Atlanta History Center, United States
This article explores youth activism in the South before, during, and after the civil rights campaigns led by Martin Luther King Jr.

Listen to a Podcast: Good Numbers Make a Good Democracy: Kenneth Prewitt on the Census
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | American Philosophical Society, United States
It’s census season in the United States and some may be asking what exactly the census is, how it’s done, and why. On this episode, Dr. Patrick Spero talks with former Director of the United States Census Bureau Dr. Kenneth Prewitt about the history of the census, the various methods that census-takers use to count the population, and the challenges the census faces in this time of increasing political polarization.

Intrepid Museum Google Arts & Culture Exhibits
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, United States
This site features four exhibits: Aboard the USS Intrepid; Concorde. A Supersonic Story; On Liberty, Intrepid’s Ports of Call During the Vietnam War; and Navy Cakes. The exhibits feature 360 and 2D images, scans of artifacts and documents.

How Political Institutions Shape Outcomes and How We Might Reform Them
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Library of Congress, United States
In the US, political institutions are often seen as neutral, but in fact they reflect choices and compromises about how we balance between majority and minority interests. How can different systems of electoral decision-making in a democracy can, by themselves, lead to very different outcomes? How can we reform political institutions to make them more responsive to our needs?
In collaboration with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

How did the Senate shape the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | U.S. Senate Historical Office, United States
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 marked a milestone in the long struggle to extend civil, political, and legal rights and protections to African Americans, including former slaves and their descendants, and to end segregation in public and private facilities. The Senate played an integral part in this story.

Help Transcribe Women's Suffrage Records!
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Rhode Island Department of State, United States
Help the Rhode Island State Archives transcribe the daily calendar of the President of the Rhode Island Women’s Suffrage Association. Learn who she met with and what she did. This transcription will be valuable to scholars and all who are interested in the history of women’s suffrage. Each card will take about 10 minutes to transcribe and you can do as many, or as few, as you like!

Have a Conversation that Bridges Our Differences with America Talks
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Listen First Coalition, United States
National Week of Conversation 2021 invites Americans of all stripes to listen, extend grace, and discover common interests. Find conversations near you, virtually or in person, and explore topics with fellow Americans that can bridge divides.

Good Trouble: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | New American History, United States
What lessons can we learn from Rep. John Lewis’ final message to the people of the United States?
John Lewis, the civil rights leader and congressman who died on July 17, 2020, wrote this essay shortly before his death. He requested the letter be published on the day of his funeral as a final message to the American people. How have we engaged in #GoodTrouble since that time, and how might we continue to honor his legacy?

Deliberation Guide: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
This deliberation guide focuses on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, encouraging students to examine the choices the Californio indigenous people faced in June 1849 as they determined how they would approach, or avoid, a future as American citizens. As students investigate the cultural, historical, economic, and political context of the time, they will wrestle with and weigh possible answers to the question: What do you do when the border crosses you?
