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The 14th Amendment, the National Park Service, and America’s Second Founding


To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the passage of the 14th Amendment, we look at how that amendment defines U.S. citizenship... Find an Event

The Taming of Free Speech: America’s Civil Liberties Compromise


In the early decades of the 20th century, business leaders condemned civil liberties as masks for subversive activity, while labor sympathizers denounced the courts as shills for industrial interests. Find an Event

What’s New at FamilySearch


FamilySearch provides free online access to over 2,079 record collections with 1.2 billion images, 5.36 billion searchable names, research assistance, genealogical education, community forums, and more. Find an Event

The Cold War: Law, Lawyers, Spies, and Crises


During the four decades of the Cold War, there were periods of intense crisis, when, almost by accident, the world was spared nuclear war. Find an Event

Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon


New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye discusses his recent biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Presidential candidate.  Find an Event

The People and the Police


After the 1968 riots in Washington, DC, the Office of Economic Opportunity produced a series of films about the Pilot District Project, created to foster the development of community programs. Find an Event

Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon


New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye discusses his recent biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Presidential candidate. Find an Event

The World According to Star Wars


Cass Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption. Find an Event

Shared Legacies: Honoring the Black-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance


Deborah Lauter, director of civil rights for the Anti-Defamation League, moderates a panel on the legacy of the historic connection between the African American and Jewish communities. Find an Event

DC Emancipation Act


In 1862, the DC Emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act.
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