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Black Sailors and Citizenship in the Era of the Gag Rule
Kate Masur, professor at Northwestern University, will discuss her book project, “Police Powers, the Anti-Slavery Movement, and the Origins of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
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Amending America Hands-on Adult Workshop
Enjoy a special after-hours viewing of our “Amending America” exhibit before joining presenter Kate Campbell Stevenson on an acting adventure as she brings the women’s suffrage movement to life.
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“Help! I’m Stuck” Genealogy Consultation
Not sure where to begin? Has a genealogical problem stumped you? Archivist Claire Kluskens is available to answer your questions. Sign up for first-come, first-served 20-minute appointments at the Microfilm Research
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July 4th Celebration
Celebrate Independence at the National Archives Building on the Constitution Avenue steps between 7th and 9th Streets.
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Constitution-in-Action Learning Lab Family Program
Take on the role of researchers and archivists for a day! During a two-hour simulation, help the President and Bob, his communications director, prepare for a very special press conference.
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Dear Senator: Estes Kefauver and the Anti-Crime Crusade in the South
Tammy Ingram, associate professor of history at the College of Charleston, discusses her research and book project, The Wickedest City in America: Sex, Race, and Organized Crime in the Jim Crow South.
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The Equal Rights Amendment: Yesterday and Today
Written in 1921 by suffragist Alice Paul, the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced into every session of Congress between 1923 and 1972...
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First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
Every President has had some experience as a parent. Of the 43 men who have served in the nation’s highest office, 38 have fathered biological children, and the other five adopted children.
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Jeremiah
On July 18, 1965, U.S. Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton took off from the aircraft carrier USS Independence to lead a 28-plane mission over the city of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam.
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Memorials for the Future
Washington, DC, offers a rich commemorative landscape filled with monuments that evoke a sense of national heritage and identity.