We are participating in the Civic Season ideal by offering a free 4-day workshop to educators in the Greater Cincinnati area. Participants will experience some of our current field trip […]
Twenty-five years in the making, “Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story,” created by artist Preston Jackson, is a sculptural installation comprised of hundreds of unique small bronze and steel figures, […]
Twenty-five years in the making, “Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story,” created by artist Preston Jackson, is a sculptural installation comprised of hundreds of unique small bronze and steel figures, […]
Explore your Central American roots and learn more about your family history in the United States. Dig deep into your ancestor's country of origin to expand your family tree. This […]
The History Film Forum is a monthly online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history. The Forum returned in […]
An assortment of teaching and learning resources about America and America's history as we approach the US Semiquincentennial.
In this activity, you will analyze documents related to American Indian history and voting rights from the 1830s to the 1970s and place them in chronological order. Documents were chosen […]
As our democracy faces immense challenges—strained institutions, fragmented civil society, economic inequality, unequal representation, a changed media ecosystem, coarsening civic culture—it's up to all of us to take action. Read […]
In 2020 we celebrated the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States. Since then the work to get everyone access to the polls hasn't ended. Watch a short […]
This article explores the rediscovery of Juneteenth in the twenty-first century and how it's becoming an important American holiday.
The last time Hamilton came to Pittsburgh, he wasn’t quite as popular. In fact, he was arguably one of the most hated men in Western Pennsylvania in the late 1700s, […]
This article explores youth activism in the South before, during, and after the civil rights campaigns led by Martin Luther King Jr.