Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide

Atlanta History Center Atlanta, GA, United States

Interested in the debate about Confederate monuments in the United States? Check out this guide designed by the Atlanta History Center which offers resources about researching different monuments. You'll learn […]

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The Life of Israel Gillette Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello , United States

Monticello Guide Sam Saunders looks at the life of enslaved personal servant Israel Gillette Jefferson and shares the momentous events in his life, such as the passing of Thomas Jefferson, […]

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On Juneteenth, with Annette Gordon-Reed

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello , United States

Join us on Tuesday, June 15th at 1 pm for a livestream celebrating Juneteenth, the national holiday commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States, with Pulitzer-Prize winning historian […]

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John Lewis on “All Men Are Created Equal”

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello , United States

On April 13, 2015, Rep. John Lewis, congressman and civil rights activist, gave the keynote address at Monticello's Founder's Day ceremony. After the ceremony, Lewis discussed his visit and what […]

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Who’s Fourth of July? African Americans and the Fourth of July

Omohundro Institute / Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History , United States

Historians Dr. Martha S Jones and Dr. Christopher Bonner investigate with host Liz Covart what the Fourth of July meant for African Americans in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth […]

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Highlights of the Emancipation and Juneteenth Collection

American Civil War Museum , United States

In honor of Juneteenth, here are a few documents in the American Civil War Museum’s collection associated with emancipation and its celebration, including an illustration from 1877.

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Seizing Freedom Podcast

Seizing Freedom , United States

Ending slavery in America required so much more than official declarations and battlefield victories. Freedom gets built up over time—through a billion tiny, everyday acts. It’s there in the chance […]

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The Boarding School, 5-minute short film

Fourth Wall Films NE, United States

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 […]

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Monticello: An American Story

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello Charlottesville, VA, United States

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 […]

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Honoring Juneteenth at Genesee Country Village

Genesee Country Village & Museum , United States

Nineteenth century historic village celebrating Juneteenth by interpreting Black Americans living in Western New York at the time of emancipation. The event will focus on everyday lives for these Americans […]

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