Reflect in Veterans Park

Atlanta History Center , United States

Within steps of the Atlanta History Center Museum, reflect on the men and women who have served—and continue to serve—the United States of America.

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Remembering Vietnam

National Archives Foundation , United States

Watch this YouTube series, where a group of veterans share their experience in the Vietnam War.

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Tour the Rhode Island State House

Rhode Island Department of State , United States

Use this interactive 3D tour to explore the RI State House! This tour can be viewed on a computer, mobile device, or by using Google Cardboard (or a similar VR viewer).

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Road to Freedom: The African American Experience in Civil War-Era Virginia

American Battlefield Trust , United States

The Road to Freedom Tour Guide highlights Virginia’s Civil War-era African American experience, encouraging visitors and Virginians alike to uncover these little-known stories of strife, growth, community, and more. It unleashes the power of both perspective and place and introduces historical figures that have been given little voice until now. This application allows you to […]

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Understanding the Unrest of 2020

American Civil War Museum , United States

This collection of reflections and resources offers to point the audience toward several important works that we find useful and accessible when talking about the social unrest begun in 2020. We believe that we all have a place in an alive and evolving history, and this historical resource list and subsequent discussions can help us […]

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

The National Museum of American Jewish History , United States

Listen in as Richard Rothstein and Lila Corwin Berman discuss contemporary racial segregation across the United States. The panelists will dig into the history of public housing projects, suburbanization, and the actions of the federal housing administration and then interrogate the racial segregation and income gap in America today as a byproduct of explicit government […]

Watch the National Youth Summit on Woman Suffrage: The Ballot and Beyond

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History , United States

Are the tactics used by suffragists to fight for political power still effective? Suffrage and the passage of the 19th Amendment marked an important moment in the progression of women’s participation in our democracy and civic life. Yet it was an imperfect victory, and one that stands neither as a beginning nor an end, but […]

What Does “We the People” Really Mean?

HistoryMiami Museum , United States

We the People: The United States is a country founded by the people for the people, but who are the people? Throughout history, the answer to that question has changed. Join us for this civics and U.S. history themed program to learn how the government operates on a local, state and federal level and the […]

Summer Courses: Burd Institute and Civics Immersion Program

Junior State of America , United States

Now more than ever, this country and our world are facing some of the most consequential issues. Learn to be a problem solver, a change agent in your local community. JSA is offering three virtual programs: Burd Institute on Media and Politics, Civics Immersion, and Young Women's Leadership Institute. Scholarships are available and space is […]

Amanda Gorman: Civic Futurist?

Vote By Design , United States

Even if you didn't watch President Biden's inauguration, you've probably heard of Gorman by now. Her recitation of her original poem "The Hill We Climb" was arguably one of the most memorable and moving portions of the ceremony, and talk of her talent and poise have taken over the internet in the days since. She […]

Participate in the Burd Institute’s Digital Experience on Media and Politics

Junior State of America , United States

The Gene A. Burd Institute on Media & Politics is an engaging and hands-on digital experience created to introduce students to the intersection of media and its relationship to politics. This program familiarizes students with the foundations of journalism, the creation of editorial content, and the concepts of audience, medium, and product. Scholarships are available. […]

Is D.C. Statehood Possible?

DC History Center DC, United States

On July 16, 2020, historian and author George Derek Musgrove and former Washington Post journalist Bob Levey presented the history of the DC statehood fight and discussed if it is possible to achieve.

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