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Virtual Group Visits to Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum , United States

Explore and engage in conversations surrounding JANM's collections using video conferencing technology. Virtual Visit fees start at $125.00 for up to 30 participants. Fee waivers are available for Title I schools and groups demonstrating financial need. Available for students in grades 1-12 and College/Adult/Senior groups. Virtual Visit options vary by age group. Available by reservation […]

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30th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture , United States

You can look forward to an opportunity to celebrate the resilience, strength and excellence of the Black community! Look for more details on https://www.amistadcenter.org/ Saturday at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Main Event 6:30 to 7:30 pm, DJ After Pary 7:30 to 8:30 pm. All Virtual.

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Realizing the Promises of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello , United States

Monticello's Director of African American History Niya Bates discusses the descendants of Monticello's enslaved community and their struggle over generations to make real the promises of the Declaration of Independence.

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1619 vs. 1776: Debating Our Nation’s Origins

New American History , United States

There has been much debate since the release of the 1619 Project - this learning resource sets aside partisan politics and asks students to explore both sides of the issue and draw their own conclusions.

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Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence

American Independence Museum NH, United States

Did the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution give all people the same rights? This might be a children’s story, but there are a lot of interesting questions to consider here - and ways for you to add your voice.

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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 it meant to be awarded the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership.

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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 Annette Gordon-Reed. Dr. Gordon-Reed will discuss her new book, On Juneteenth, a story that blends personal essays and historiography to speak to the significance of […]

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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, his subsequent sale and separation from his first wife and children, and his move as a free man to Ohio where he became a deacon […]

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Student Publications on Racial Injustice and Social Change

Society of Undergraduate Humanities Publications , United States

In June 2020, members of The Yale Historical Review (YHR) founded The 1701 Project, an initiative on racial injustice and social change. Although unrelated, we draw inspiration from Nikole Hannah-Jones and her colleagues’ examination of slavery’s legacies in The 1619 Project. The 1701 Project (a nod to the year of Yale’s founding) analyzes our university’s […]

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Attend Juneteenth Jubilee Freedom Weekend

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History , United States

Juneteenth is the celebration and commemoration of the freedom in 1865 in Galveston, TX of those who were still enslaved after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in and the Civil War was over. This program will bring to light the work toward freedom of the men and women across the U.S. since then and underscore […]

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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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