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


Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States. Find an Event

The Bill of Rights Protects You (Grades 6–12)


During this interactive program, students will explore the Bill of Rights and how it outlines both limits on government and the rights of the people. Find an Event

The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)


Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. Find an Event

National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Deborah Sampson


Come learn about Deborah Sampson, the first woman to fight in the American Revolutionary War. Find an Event

Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America


Benjamin L. Carp's new book tells the full story of an iconic episode in American history—the Boston Tea Party—exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of 18th-century Boston. Find an Event

Ken Walsh


In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House. Find an Event

Watergate Girl with Jill Wine-Banks


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Virtual-- Discussing her book, "The Watergate Girl," Jill Wine-Banks will take us inside her trial-by-fire experience as a Watergate prosecutor and examine the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Find an Event

Watergate Girl with Jill Wine-Banks


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Virtual-- Discussing her book, "The Watergate Girl," Jill Wine-Banks will take us inside her trial-by-fire experience as a Watergate prosecutor and examine the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Find an Event

Watergate Girl with Jill Wine-Banks


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Virtual-- Discussing her book, "The Watergate Girl," Jill Wine-Banks will take us inside her trial-by-fire experience as a Watergate prosecutor and examine the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Find an Event

Russia: Revolution and Civil War with Sir Antony Beevor


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Virtual-- Sir Antony Beevor takes us back to 1917 when a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era.
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