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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.” Find an Event

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. Find an Event

“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 Find an Event

July 4th Celebration


Celebrate Independence at the National Archives Building on the Constitution Avenue steps between 7th and 9th Streets. Find an Event

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. Find an Event

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. Find an Event

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... Find an Event

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. Find an Event

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. Find an Event

Memorials for the Future


Washington, DC, offers a rich commemorative landscape filled with monuments that evoke a sense of national heritage and identity.
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