Celebrating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial: What Happened and What Have We Learned?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Archives, United States
Moderated by Rebecca Roberts, author of “Suffragists in Washington DC,” the panel will discuss how the 19th Amendment centennial adapted to 2020, where efforts succeeded, where they fell short, and reflect on how successful they were in raising public awareness of women’s fight for equality.

Checkology(R) Virtual Classroom
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | News Literacy Project, United States
Checkology’s lessons and other resources show you how to navigate today’s challenging information landscape. You will learn how to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources, and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods. Checkology gives you the habits of mind and tools to evaluate and interpret information. And you gain an understanding of the importance of the watchdog role of the press.

Celebrating the 26th Amendment: Young Women and the Vote Today
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Archives Foundation, United States
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment, join the National Archives Foundation for a virtual program exploring the history of civic engagement among youth, the impact that young people had in the most recent election, and a discussion of what the future of civic engagement looks like for young women today.

Explore the Richmond Uprising Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | American Civil War Museum, United States
In both the Richmond Bread Riot of 1863 and the ongoing protests against police brutality, we hear the voice of people who suffer from inequitable systems – in 1863, it was food distribution and inflation; now, it is systemic racism in the law enforcement and criminal justice system. Though not the same, placing the two protests side-by-side suggests enduring questions about protesting in America. Why are people compelled to do it? What happens when those in authority do not listen to the cries of their citizens? Is there a legitimate or illegitimate way to protest? What kind of solutions can protestors force authorities to concede, if any? Join us in thinking about these questions in this virtual exhibit.

Explore Photographs of American Flags Throughout History
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian Institution, United States
This is an assortment of photographs from the Photographic History Collection of photographs and photographic objects that include an American flag.

Explore Smithsonian Social Studies Online
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
Join the National Museum of American History for an online exploration into key social studies topics, featuring museum resources from the Smithsonian.

Records of Rights: Equal Rights Exhibition
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Archives, United States
After the 15th Amendment banned voter discrimination, Southern states still barred most African Americans from the polls. Women campaigned until 1920 for their right to participate in elections—they continue to fight for equal pay. Various groups have battled against ethnic and religious discrimination in the military, schools, and public accommodations.

Records of Rights: First Amendment Rights Exhibition
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Archives, United States
Are there limits to the types of speech we protect? What happens when a publication threatens national security? How do we keep the practice of one religion from impinging on the rights of others? Americans have debated the boundaries of their First Amendment rights since those rights were delineated in the Constitution.

Explore the Contested Franchise Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | American Civil War Museum, United States
This exhibition explores voting rights in the Civil War era and how the 15th Amendment changed everything, but did little.

Empowering Educators
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | First Book, United States
First Book and Pizza Hut’s Empowering Educators program is a series of free resources designed to support educators in helping their students engage in effective, courageous conversations about race and social justice. We invite you–whether you’re an educator, parent, or concerned citizen–to explore the Guidebook on Race & Racism and our digital series. Make yourself a little uncomfortable this Civic Season, and use these resources to help you have important conversations with peers and young people about race and racism.

Explore the "Women's Voices" Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | New-York Historical Society, United States
A highlight of the Center for Women’s History, Women’s Voices is a multimedia digital installation where visitors can discover the hidden connections among exceptional and unknown women who left their mark on New York and the nation. Featuring interviews, profiles, and biographies, Women’s Voices unfolds across nine oversized touchscreens to tell the story of activists, scientists, performers, athletic champions, social change advocates, writers, and educators through video, audio, music, text, and images.

Watch the National Youth Summit on Japanese American Incarceration
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
During World War II, the United States government forcibly removed over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast. These individuals, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, were sent to ten camps built throughout the western interior of the United States. Many would spend the next three years living under armed guard, behind barbed wire. In this webcast, the panelists explored this period in American history and considered how fear and prejudice can upset the delicate balance between the rights of citizens and the power of the state.

A Bridge to the Past: Sangamon Historical Society
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Sangamon Experience, United States
The Sangamon County Historical Society (SCHS) was created in 1961 to preserve county history through publications, tours, donations, programs, and special projects. Join SCHS president Stephine Martin as she discusses the history of the SCHS, what the society is currently working on, and what you can discover at the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library, Springfield’s Public Library.

Stephanie Martin is the President of the Sangamon County Historical Society and the Sangamon Valley Collection librarian at the Lincoln Library, Springfield’s Public Library.

At the end of the program there will be an opportunity to ask questions. This program will run on Sangamon Experience’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

Why Juneteenth? Remembrance and Reflection
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, United States
Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, is Friday, June 19, a holiday that is arguably as important to our nation as the Fourth of July, since it commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people of Texas, then the most remote region of the Confederacy, finally learned slavery had been abolished and that they were free.

The Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois will be hosting a panel discussion that addresses the big questions:

What is Juneteenth? Why should we remember it? How was it celebrated in the past? How is it celebrated now?

Join us as we remember and reflect Juneteenth, in honor of one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

After the program we will have a question and answer session with our panelists.

Panelists:Ken Page, President of the ACLU Illinois Springfield Chapter and former president of the Springfield NAACP chapterCherena Douglass, fundraising chair for the Faith Coalition for the Common Good.Dr. Tiffani Saunders, Instructor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Kathryn Harris, first African American and first woman to serve as the President of the Abraham Lincoln Association and currently serves on the ALPLM Board.

June 17th, 12pm

The Surprising Stephen A. Douglas
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, IL, United States
Join the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies for a special presentation and discussion on Abraham Lincoln’s political rival, Stephen A. Douglas. Reg Ankrom author of “Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843” and “Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man: The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850” will give a presentation and discusses surprising facts about Stephen A. Douglas with Dr. Graham Peck, Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at UIS.

Stephen A. Douglas was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He served as a senator, secretary of state, and an Illinois Supreme Court Justice. Most remember him as a political rival of Abraham Lincoln’s and one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln.

But who was Douglas without Abraham Lincoln? Discover more about Stephen A. Douglas at our program “The Surprising Stephen A. Douglas”

After the program we will have a question and answer session with Reg Ankrom and Dr. Graham Peck.

Black Smoke and the History of Barbecue with Adrian Miller
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Atlanta History Center, United States
Atlanta History Center and AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate, are pleased to host an evening with Adrian Miller, aka The Soul Food Scholar, in celebration of Soul Food Month and the release of his most recent book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.

Adrian will chronicle how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restaurateurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today. It’s a smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Though often pushed to the margins, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come to be embraced by all.

Adrian will celebrate and restore the faces and stories of the men and women who have influenced this American cuisine.

The event will be moderated by David Borghesani, Mars Wrigley Chocolate Historian. We hope you will join us!

Recipe Cards for Civic Conversation
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | The Family Dinner Project, United States
One way families can connect with the past and mark the Civic Season together begins with talking about historical events and concepts related to the celebration. Talking about the Civic Season can include discussions about Juneteenth and the Fourth of July, as well as the Bill of Rights, Civil Rights and Service to Others.

Start your family’s Civic Season with these conversation starters!

American Conversations Essay Contest
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | Founders’ Place Historical District, Inc., 529 N 14th St, Muskogee, OK, 74401, United States
American Conversations is an essay contest open to residents of Founders’ Place Historical District, Inc. between the ages of 17 – 29. This is our second year to participate in Civic Season and to offer the essay contest as a way to engage you people in expressing their ideas about our history and civic questions. This year’s topics are:
– According to Merle Haggard’s 1971 song Okie from Muskogee, “we still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse.” Is the flag as important a symbol in American life today as it was in generations past? How do your ideas about the flag differ from your parents’ or grandparents’ generation?
– How are you committed to making America, and in particular Muskogee, a better place? What things have you done to ensure the future of our city and country remains not just strong, but also just and equitable, supporting the ideals on which our country was founded?
– What does it mean to “be an American”? Should civics be taught in school again as a stand-alone class? It has been proposed that everyone pass a citizenship test to vote. Is this a good idea?
– Our neighborhood, Founders’ Place, was carved out of the allotment given to Chief Pleasant Porter under the Dawes Act. How do you see tribal sovereignty and the common public good coming together in Oklahoma or our country? How could we in Founders’ Place acknowledge the Native lands our homes are built on, or should we? Did any well-known Native Americans live in our neighborhood? How could they be honored?
– Is democracy more about individual rights and freedoms or the collective good? Should the rights of the individual supersede those of society? Is it possible to balance both, so that singular individual freedoms do not overpower the democracy of the whole? Give examples.
Prizes are given for the best essay submissions. The contest runs parallel with our neighborhood home decorating contest from Juneteenth to July 4th.

Sustaining Slavery: Mapping Kentucky's Support for the Domestic Slave Trade
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Filson Historical Society, United States
Utilize the interactive map to learn about the locations and operations of Ohio Valley businesses that fed, clothed, transported, and processed the products of plantations in Kentucky and down the Mississippi Valley. Reference the keyword and commodities indexes to search for terms connected to enslaved labor. Discover the research methods implemented and source material used throughout the project.
Explore this digital resource, which intends to provide a broader understanding of slavery, the commodification and exploitation of over four million Black enslaved people, and the legacy and implications of this institution on our world today.
Research and writing by: Dorian Cleveland, University of Kentucky; Georgia Coats, Smith College; and Patrick Lewis, Filson Historical Society

Women Changemakers You May Not Know
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, United States
An animated series highlighting women who organized their communities to make change. Their work improved healthcare, working conditions, government support, and literacy.

African American Genealogy Digitization Project
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Filson Historical Society, United States
Collections Assistant, Emma Johansen offers us details on the digitization work of the Sanders-Bullitt family papers. This grant project funded by the Kentucky Genealogical Society helps to create accessible records of enslaved individuals, which allows for ease in researching American Descendants of Slavery. Tune in to learn more!

THE SANDERS-BULLITT FAMILY PAPERS
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Filson Historical Society, United States
A reworking of the Bullitt family papers to highlight the people enslaved by the Bullitt family on the Oxmoor plantation and the Cottonwood plantation from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. One of these families includes the Sanders family, headed by Eliza Sanders and her husband, Jim Sanders. While not all people enslaved by the Bullitt family were tied by blood to the Sanders family, the digitization and exhibition of these sources aim to recognize all of the people and families enslaved by the Bullitt family and bring academic attention to the complex community they fostered among each other while in bondage. This digital collection only represents a small, selective portion of the Bullitt Family Papers, and you can access the finding aid for the entire collection here: https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/bullittfamilyoxmoor-html/.

Women's Suffrage: The Movement in Louisville
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Filson Historical Society, United States
Only 100 years ago, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote in the United States.
The fight for ratification was long and difficult for suffragists across the country, but it wasn’t just a battle of national organizations and well-known leaders. Suffrage was gained through the hard work of women from every community and every walk of life. Suffragists were not all wealthy or influential, but they were all determined to make their voices heard. The long-term results of their struggle are clear a century later: their efforts led to a breakdown of barriers that once barred women from realizing their potential as politicians, professionals, leaders, and human beings.
This exhibit shares items from the Filson’s collections that document the suffrage movement in Louisville.

Theodore Roosevelt's Children
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909. Here you can read about his six children, their lives at the White House and beyond. Find out which of his children served in World War I, in World War II, and which one was not afraid to adamantly disagree with their father.
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.

A Community Conversation: Beyond the 50 States
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
The United States is made up of 50 states, plus 6 territories/jurisdictions: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Washington, DC. In this pre-recorded conversation, representatives from these places speak about their connection to the United States and the unique histories and diversity of these places. Panelists included Eduardo Arosemena-Munoz, Chairman, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture; Elliot L. Ferguson, President of Destination DC; Dr. Kimberlee Kihleng, Executive Director of Humanities Guahan; Leo Pangelinan, Executive Director of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council; and Verdel L. Petersen, Facilitator of the Capacity Building Project in the US Virgin Islands.
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.

Fresh Talk: How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Museum of Women in the Arts, United States
Women representing a range of environmental and arts-based organizations share their work and ask: “How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?” Presenters included: Amy Lipton, director/curator of ecoartspace, Miranda Massie, director of the Climate Museum, Jacqui Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, and Laura Turner Seydel, chairperson of Captain Planet Foundation, featuring a video welcome by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and current President of the Foundation/Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice.

The Art of Citizenship Digital Resource
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello, United States
“The Art of Citizenship” is a digital resource that explores the modern-day relevance of Thomas Jefferson’s ideas about the American experiment in self-government. Using videos, podcasts, photos, timelines, and quotes, this website illustrates the enduring challenges and opportunities faced by every generation of Americans and offers a springboard for discussion about civic engagement in a democratic society.

Civic Engagement in A Constitutional Democracy: Online Course
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, United States
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and understand how to encourage others to explore their own civic paths, while in parallel crafting your own civic voice and identity.

In 1868, Black suffrage was on the ballot
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
Every election season in the United States revolves around a set of issues—health care, foreign affairs, the economy. In 1868, at the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue was Black male suffrage. When voters went to the polls that November, they were asked to decide if and how their nation’s democracy should change to include Black men, millions of whom were newly freed from slavery. It was up to voters to decide: should Black men be granted the right to vote?

Women at Work Digital Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | Filson Historical Society, KY, United States
Women have been working side by side with each other and with men – fathers, brothers, partners, husbands, sons – throughout human existence. The theme “women at work” should therefore cover millennia. Being not so ambitious, this exhibit seeks to illuminate women’s professional roles in only a snippet of American history: the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
