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Voting Rights, the Constitution & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)


Students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States and its impact on representative government. Find an Event

No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)


Students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States with particular focus on the effort to lower the voting age to 18. Find an Event

The First Amendment: Five Rights in One! (Grades 3–5)


Students will explore the First Amendment freedoms from the Bill of Rights in this interactive and engaging civics program based on historical primary sources. Find an Event

Make Your Voice Count: Learning About the First Amendment (Grades K–2)


During this interactive civics program, students will explore the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights using primary historical sources to learn about the importance of rights and how to exercise their freedoms. Find an Event

Evenings at Ease - October 2022


The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. Find an Event

"All American: The Power of Sports" Curator Lecture


Join the curator for an an illustrated lecture on the conception, research, and execution of the exhibit "All American: The Power of Sports." Find an Event

Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist


In "Show Trial," Thomas Doherty takes us behind the scenes of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. Find an Event

National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program—Meet Babe Didrikson


Meet Babe Didrikson (as portrayed by actor Linda Kenyon), a two-time gold medal Olympian who broke many barriers for women in sports. Find an Event

In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits


Author Terry Alford tells the story of Abraham Lincoln through the strange points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. Find an Event

The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson


Historian David S. Brown traces President Andrew Jackson’s unusual life and legacy and sheds new light on his place in our nation’s history, focusing on his role as a popular leader.
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