This year, New American History is collaborating with our neighbors at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to share a digitized version of the Feast of Reason. Host your own “Jeffersonian dinner” in the dorm or classroom, around the family dinner table, in a video chat or any social space. Promote civil discourse across generations or across the […]
RevolutionNJ invites you explore New Jersey's past this Civic Season through their History Pinned program! From June 1st – July 31st, five historic sites, with connections to New Jersey’s civic history, will be handing out unique History Pinned pin-backed buttons. Collective all five and win a prize! 2024 History Pinned Sites: - Alice Paul Institute […]
Sing Sing Prison, in Ossining, New York, is a nearly 200 year-old prison that has shaped the carceral system. The Sing Sing Prison Museum helps people understand the impact of this place. Short videos will introduce you to the voices and stories of people who have been part of Sing Sing's history and present-day.
“Race” is a short word with a long history. Yet, most of what we think about race is based on myth, folklore, or assumptions unsupported by genetics or biology. Learn about the history of race and reflect on identity in “Race: Are We So Different?” Created by the American Anthropological Association and the Science Museum […]
Hostile Terrain 94 is a participatory map installation created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit research and arts-education collective. This installation is intended to raise awareness about the realities of the U.S.-Mexico Border, focusing on the deaths that have been happening almost daily since 1994 as a direct result of the Border Patrol policy […]
CELEBRATE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES BY READING A BANNED BOOK BY A QUEER AUTHOR The top 3 most banned books of the past year all were about being queer. Attacks on books have been explicit about targeting content about the queer and trans experience–preventing young people from accessing stories and information that can build allyship and support […]