You’ve likely heard, perhaps on the news or in the classroom, that the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave or granted African American men the right to vote. It’s […]
At only 21 years of age, Dickinson cemented her status as one of the most famous abolitionists in the nation. But it was a shocking news article that sparked her […]
Journalists and commentators have invoked historic precedents to contextualize the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. While unprecedented in many ways, those events are also part of a long […]
A Hard Road to Freedom: Positively Impacting the Present View a video on the Black experience on North Carolina’s Outer Banks during the Civil War and early Reconstruction that includes […]
Memria provides software and services to help organizations create story collection and story sharing projects for their communities
When the Declaration of Independence was written, not everyone was included in the famous statement about “pursuit of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” And while the aspirations expressed […]
Join us for the first installation of our new exhibit at the Casemate Museum — Beyond the Battlefield: Redefining Trauma. Visit our museum and take a historical deep-dive into topics […]
Glimpse the future of heritage conservation from some of the people shaping it: graduate students at the University of Southern California. Why do we save places? For whom? Who decides? […]
In this excerpt from the Emmy-nominated "Becoming Harriet Beecher Stowe", Harriet is exposed to the realities of slavery during the years she lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. These life-changing experiences shape […]
Have you ever wanted to track the progress of a piece of legislation the same way you track a pizza delivery? Well you can! Congress.gov is the official website for […]
Written by youth, for the youth — the Youth Lobby Guide provides America's young people with the knowledge they need to become active in the political process and ensure their […]
How We Became America: The Untold History shines light on stories that don’t always make it into the classroom. This free collection of short, riveting history videos is designed for […]