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Patriotic Pick for August 2020

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

August 14, 2020

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Yes, Even George Washington Can Be Redeemed

George Washington’s achievements are well known—winning independence, presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and serving as the first president. While we...

History Matters
August 1 to August 15, 2020

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Reimagining Civic Education for the Digital Age

Justice O'Connor and video games may seem an odd couple, but she bought in.

An 1869 Poem Written by Kathleen O’Mara

Reprinted during 1919 Pandemic

Remembering Olivia de Havilland
(1916- 2020)

The unforgettable "Melanie Wilkes" in "Gone With The Wind"

Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time.

The body of John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, more than a half century after he helped...

16% of U.S. museums say they risk closing forever in a prolonged pandemic

One in every six American museums faces “significant risk” of closing permanently because of financial duress exacerbated by the COVID-19...

Jewish Theological Seminary Commencement Address by U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis

Representative Lewis delivered an inspiring speech on May 23, 2013.

After Finding No Evidence Hat Was Abe Lincoln’s, Illinois Historian Is Out Of A Job

This beaver-skin stovepipe hat purportedly belonged to Abraham Lincoln, but its provenance is now the topic of fierce debate.

Barack Obama: John Lewis ‘Risked His Life’ So This Nation Could ‘Live Up To Its Promise’

The civil rights icon gave us our “marching orders,” the former president wrote in a moving tribute to his friend.

iCivic’s “Race to Ratify” Game Helps Students Understand the U.S. Constitution

Great history game offers cool constitutional spin on persuasion.

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