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Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Story Time: Delivering Democracy

30 minutes

Living History Farms

Emancipation Day

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Story Time: Delivering Democracy

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Story Time: Delivering Democracy

30 minutes

Library of Congress, By the People

Transcribe history for the Library of Congress

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? Race and Education Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

History Film Forum: Muhammad Ali

30 minutes

Clio Foundation

Join Clio on a Walking Tour through History

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

The History Film Forum: How it Feels to be Free

30 minutes

Made by Us

Great Outdoors Offline & Outside

30 minutes

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Biocubes - Exploring Biodiversity

30 minutes

America250

75 Years Ago Jackie Robinson Changed a Sport and the Nation

30 minutes

The Family Dinner Project

Recipe Cards for Civic Conversation

30 minutes

Monticello

Peaceful transfers of power? Not a guarantee in early America

30 minutes

Henrico County Recreation & Parks

Family Sleuths: Revolutionary Spies

30 minutes

Library of Congress

Our Common Purpose Conversations

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Iowa's Native Nations

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

How WWI Changed America: Immigrants and WWI

30 minutes

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Social Justice on Film

30 minutes

Library of Congress

Explore Congress.gov

30 minutes

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

Virtual Taste of History: Drink Through Teddy Roosevelt's Life with Historical Cocktails and Mocktails

30 minutes

Citizen University

Fourth of July Gathering Guide

30 minutes

American Philosophical Society

Slice of History: These Truths: The Declarations of Independence Quizzo

30 minutes

The Better Arguments Project

Learn to have Better Arguments

30 minutes

Better Arguments Project

Book Talk: Bo Seo on "Good Arguments"

30 minutes

Filson Historical Society

THE SANDERS-BULLITT FAMILY PAPERS

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Muslims of the Heartland

30 minutes

ActiVote

Revolutionary Questions

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

WWI Changed Us: Puerto Rico in WWI (in English)

30 minutes

Kentucky Historical Society

Meet 15 Kentuckians in the state's Human Rights Hall of Fame

30 minutes

Filson Historical Society

Insurance During the "Golden Age of Black Business"

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Ramadan in Iowa: Make Your Own Good Deed Tree

30 minutes

America250

Self-Advocacy and U.S. Disability History

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

History Film Forum: How the Monuments Came Down

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

American Indian Resistance to American Settler Colonialism in the Midwest

30 minutes

White House Historical Association

Digital Exhibit: Slavery and Freedom in the White House Collection

30 minutes

America250

Sergeant Henry Johnson, WWI Hero

30 minutes

Japanese American National Museum

Mina Okubo's Masterpiece Activity Guide

30 minutes

Tour Guide Tell All

Tour Guide Tell All Podcast

30 minutes

North Carolina Museum of History

North Carolina Special Edition: Durham Royal Ice Cream Parlor Sit-In

30 minutes

America250

A Community Conversation: Beyond the 50 States

30 minutes

America250

Community Conversation on "The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War" by President Jimmy Carter

30 minutes

Citizen University

Calling all Athletes: Map Your Power

30 minutes

Carpenter's Hall

Civic Unity: What You Can Do

30 minutes

Chicago History Museum

Democracy Limited: Chicago Women and the Vote

30 minutes

America250

Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray: Unstoppable Force for Justice

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

Listen to Oral Histories from World War I Veterans

30 minutes

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

How El Paso Works

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

National History Day Exhibit Showcase

30 minutes

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Fresh Talk: Righting the Balance - Culinary Justice

30 minutes

Colonial Williamsburg

Created Equal

30 minutes

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

No Playbook - School Integration During Massive Resistance

30 minutes

California State Railroad Museum

Community Conversations: African Americans in Railroad History

30 minutes

Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (JAMP)

Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? - Social Stratification Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Fugitive Data Portraits: Self-Emancipation in Virginia

30 minutes

American Bookbinders Museum

Bound with PRIDE: A Panel Discussion

30 minutes

Los Angeles Times

Welcome to Asian Enough, Season 2

30 minutes

Ford's Theatre

Cabinet Conversations: Communicating Across the Divide

30 minutes

The New York Historical

Video: 3 Pillars of Civic Engagement

30 minutes

America250

History Of The Postage Stamp for Kids!

30 minutes

America250

Haunted Halloween History

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? Social Stratification

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

"We Came Home Together" Black Civil War Veterans and Community Building in Iowa

30 minutes

Stelo Stories Studio + DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.

EQUIANO.STORIES

30 minutes

American Battlefield Trust

Bringing the War to an End-From Appomattox to Citronelle

30 minutes

Japanese American National Museum

Setsuko's Secret: Transformational Stories

30 minutes

Ann Arbor District Library

Ann Arbor District Library's LGBTQ+ Walking Tour

30 minutes

Monticello

Monticello to Main Street Walking Tour

30 minutes

Made By Us + WABE Atlanta

Listen to "Democracy Vibe Check: A Civic Season Podcast"

30 minutes

Japanese American National Museum

Through Stanley's Eyes: Telling Stories of Heart Mountain

30 minutes

History Co:Lab

Play for Democracy! How to raise better citizens with play

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Camping While Black: African American Experiences in Iowa Summer Camps, 1925-1950

30 minutes

Ann Arbor District Library

AACHM Living Oral History Project Walking Tour

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Inkpaduta in Iowa: Dakota Decline, Dispossession and Erasure

30 minutes

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Talk Show: Women Artists and Silversmiths

30 minutes

Historic Alexandria

African American Heritage Trail: North Waterfront Route Walking Tour

30 minutes

Library of Congress

The Constitution Primary Source Set

30 minutes

Hawai'i Council for the Humanities

Try Think: About Civic Love

30 minutes

Missouri History Museum

#1 in Civil Rights Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

National Archives Foundation

Title IX: Then and Now

30 minutes

Senator John Heinz History Center

Virtual Exhibit: American Democracy

30 minutes

New American History

For Educators + Students: What's YOUR Civic Superpower?

30 minutes

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Researching the Revolution: A Portal to Philadelphia's Past

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Learn About the History of Redlining in Iowa

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Virginia Women in History Digital Trails

30 minutes

Albermarle Charlottesville Historical Society

How Race and Sports Shaped Charlottesville, VA

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

History Film Forum: The People vs. Agent Orange

30 minutes

NewAmericanHistory

Office Hours: Graphic History of Hip Hop Vol.I

30 minutes

Senator John Heinz History Center

Guided Tour: George Washington in Western Pennsylvania

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Weinstein Author Series - Larry Roeder | Dirt Don't Burn

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

History Film Forum: LFG

30 minutes

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Fresh Talk: How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?

30 minutes

New American History

Host Your Own Feast of Reason

30 minutes

Smithsonian Associates

Presidents in Pop Culture: Reverence, Respect, Ridicule

30 minutes

CFR Education

Explore U.S. Government and Civics Resources from CFR Education

30 minutes

America's National Churchill Museum

Interactive exhibit: “The Four Freedoms: Real and Imagined"

30 minutes

Ford's Theatre

Cabinet Conversations: History, Leadership, and the Arts - Stream via Video and Podcast

30 minutes

Made by Us

Press Play: Civic Games, Film & Music

30 minutes

Filson Historical Society

The Incomparable Helen Humes: The Life and Career of Louisville's Legendary Jazz and Blues Singer

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

Women in WWI: A New Kind of Woman is Following the Army

30 minutes

ActiVote

Get Ready to Vote with the History of Voting Rights

30 minutes

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Learn about the Enslaved People of Mount Vernon

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

America We Want To Be: Founding Aspirations

30 minutes

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington's Mount Vernon (Podcast)

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

Webinar: A Global History of the 19th Amendment

30 minutes

National Museum of American History

History Film Forum: Questlove's Summer of Soul Screening

30 minutes

America250

General George Washington and the Crossing of the Delaware

30 minutes

National Women's History Museum

Explore the "We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist D.C." Exhibition

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

Civic Renewal Conversation Guide

30 minutes

Trubel & Co

Mapping Justice: Designing Geospatial Tools for Climate Action

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

"Your Humble Petitioner: Legislative Petitions Gave Voice to Virginians" Exhibition

30 minutes

AllVoteNoPlay

Get in the Game

30 minutes

America250

Hazel Ying Lee: The Chinese American Pilot Who Dared

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Rediscovering Heroes, Heroines & Helpers on Central Iowa's Underground Railroad

30 minutes

Library of Congress

From Sexual Regulation to Antigay Discrimination: An Webcast Interview

30 minutes

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

Zoom Lecture: The Man from Libertyville

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

WWI Changed US: How the Philippines Shaped America's First World War

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

International Refugee Day

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

Talking About Politics: Conversation Resources

30 minutes

Memria.org

Collect Stories of Your Community

30 minutes

New American History

Gerrymandering and Redistricting

30 minutes

Filson Historical Society

Cecelia Larrison: A story of Self-Liberation from Slavery

30 minutes

Rubin Museum of Art

Pleasure, Power, and Sexual Liberation: Group meditation and discussion

30 minutes

America250

Theodore Roosevelt's Children

30 minutes

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Diverse Voices in Invention

30 minutes

National Museum of American History

Great Americans Medal Award Presentation to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

30 minutes

Japanese American National Museum

What Is Nikkei Food?

30 minutes

State Historical Museum of Iowa

Prairie Fires: Urban Rebellions in the Midwest

30 minutes

History CO:Lab

Freedom and the Future of Learning

30 minutes

Missouri History Museum

Gateway to Pride Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies

The Surprising Stephen A. Douglas

30 minutes

Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

Black Migration In Iowa

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Renewal for Youth: A Conversation Guide

30 minutes

Sangamon Experience

A Bridge to the Past: Sangamon Historical Society

30 minutes

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum

Slice of History Civics Fair

30 minutes

Casey Trees

Have a Tree Planted in Your Yard for Free!

30 minutes

Schoolhouse.world

Dialogues

30 minutes

Facing History & Ourselves

Classroom Lesson: Free and Fair Elections: The Role of Election Officials, Political Leaders, and Voters

30 minutes

National Treasure Hunt

Podcast Exploring U.S. History Through the Lens of National Treasure

30 minutes

The Library of Congress

Congress.gov

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Help to Make History: Transcribe

30 minutes

Paul Revere House

When Boston Was Closed: Ordinary Bostonians and the Intolerable Acts

30 minutes

Greater Than

Greater Than: A Personal Finance Self-Discovery Guide for Immigrant Daughters

30 minutes

Better Days

Get to Know Utah Women's Advocates in History!

30 minutes

Heinz History Center

Civic Empathy Exhibits

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? – Social Stratification

30 minutes

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Dive Into the Making of the Constitution

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? - Race and Education Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Library of Congress

Congress.gov

30 minutes

George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Test Your Knowledge of the Constitution!

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Explore Virginia's Historic Newspapers

30 minutes

Kentucky Historical Society

Civics Superheroes

30 minutes

Amuse

Amuse: A free guide for New Haven's history and culture

30 minutes

GeoCivics

Resources for Understanding Electoral Redistricting and Gerrymandering

30 minutes

Library of Congress

The Constitution Primary Source Set

30 minutes

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Campaign Weathervane-Navigate the winds of public opinion through American history

30 minutes

CFR Education (from the Council on Foreign Relations)

U.S. Government and Civics Trivia on Social Media

30 minutes

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Divided Community Project and Ohio State University Mershon Center for International Security Studies

A Guide Speaking Out to Strengthen the Guardrails of Democracy

30 minutes

San Diego History Center

ALL-IN San Diego Community History Archiving Project

30 minutes

Indiana University Center on Representative Government

Facts of Congress

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

History & Society Conversation Guide

30 minutes

Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP)

Increase Your Civic Health Beyond the Ballot Box

30 minutes

The Paul Revere House

Podcast on Colonial Boston: Revere House Radio

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? Race and Education

30 minutes

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

NCPD's Civic Season Quiz

30 minutes

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

The Man from Libertyville

30 minutes

New-York Historical Society

The 3 Pillars of Civic Engagement

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

How WWI Changed America: Citizenship and WWI

30 minutes

Sing Sing Prison Museum

History of Sing Sing

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

WWI Changed Us: Puerto Rico in WWI (en Español)

30 minutes

Conner Prairie Museum

Curious Conversation: Power of Place

30 minutes

York County History Center

Essential Pieces

30 minutes

American Music Landmarks Project

Let’s Make a Mixtape! A Greatest Hits Celebration of Music Landmarks for America’s 250th Birthday

30 minutes

Citizen University

Spark Citizenship

30 minutes

Sing Sing Prison Museum

Sing Sing Prison Shorts

30 minutes

For the Voters

Understanding the Election Process

30 minutes

Made By Us

Family Night: Civics and Cooking 101

30 minutes

Lincoln Presidential Foundation

Warning Signs Videos about Lincoln, Threats to Democracy, and Freedom

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

Let's Celebrate! A Conversation on Holidays and Traditions

30 minutes

Interfaith America

American Neighbor Films: Race in America

30 minutes

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Listen to Inspring Stories of Service

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

ActiVote

History of Voting and your role in the Future

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

Sacrifice and Loyalty: Woman Suffrage, Citizenship, and World War I

30 minutes

New American History

A Roadmap for Civil Discourse : The EAD Inquiry Deck

30 minutes

New-York Historical Society

3 Pillars of Civic Engagement

30 minutes

Lincoln Presidential Foundation

Fortifying Our Democracy: Lincoln's Lyceum Address

30 minutes

Public Education Project, Inc.

Videos About the Histories of Federal Agencies

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

The Unfinished Business of Democracy: Lincoln, Wilson and the Issue of Race

30 minutes

New American History

Feast of Reason

30 minutes

Amistad Research Center

Conversations in Color

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

African American WWI Soldiers in Their Own Words

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

How WWI Changed America: African Americans in WWI

30 minutes

DoSomething

Notes on Freedom

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

The 1837 Ioway Map - A Native Nation and the Importance of Story and Place

30 minutes

Library of Congress

The Constitution: Primary Source Set for Educators

30 minutes

McLean County Museum of History

Virtual Downtown Bloomington Social Justice Walking Tour

30 minutes

OurStoryBridge

Connect the Past and the Present with an OurStoryBridge Project

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

How WWI Changed America: Immigrants and WWI

30 minutes

Annenberg Classroom

Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom's Stories

30 minutes

Civic Season Rocky Mountain/Plains Regional Group

Civic Season Western Road Trip

30 minutes

The Library of Congress

Civil Rights Movement Primary Source Set for Educators

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

Amish Education and Religious Freedom in the 1972 Wisconsin vs Yoder U.S. Supreme Court Case

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Pamunkey Indians and the Civil War

30 minutes

Conner Prairie

This is Problematic! Podcast

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

Red Summer and 1919 Race Riots

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? – Social Stratification Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Filson Historical Society

Encountering the First American West

30 minutes

York County History Center

Essential Pieces Exhibit Talk

30 minutes

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Conversations with U.S. Veterans

30 minutes

Historic Beverly

Set at Liberty Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Interfaith America

Bridging the Gap: Films on Bridging Deep Divides

30 minutes

Made By Us

60-Second History Series

30 minutes

Heritage Conservation Programs, University of Southern California

Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation Podcast

30 minutes

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

No Playbook - School Integration During Massive Resistance

30 minutes

New American History

The Civic Season: Tell Your Story

30 minutes

Full Spectrum Features

The Orange Story - online learning resource on Japanese American forced removal and incarceration

30 minutes

National Constitution Center

Road to Freedom: The Story of Slavery in America

30 minutes

Full Spectrum Features

Resettlement: Chicago Story - Online Learning Tool on Japanese American Experience Post-incarceration Camp

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

America We Want to Be Guide

30 minutes

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

Lake County's Involvement in the Underground Railroad

30 minutes

Undocumented History

Spotlighting Asian American history and culture through interviews with professionals

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

Moved by Waters - Water Quality Collaborations Film

30 minutes

Synthesis Media

Faces of X: Screening + Discussion About Integrating Perspectives on Divisive Issues

30 minutes

Made By Us + WABE Atlanta

Listen to Democracy Vibe Check: A Civic Season Podcast

30 minutes

DoSomething

Uncensored: Celebrate Diverse Perspectives By Reading a Banned Book by Diverse Authors

30 minutes

National Museum of American History

Can You Pass the History & Civics Test for U.S. citizenship?

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

1834 Lane Debates - First Public Discussions About the Abolition of Slavery

30 minutes

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

Learners with Littles: American Heritage Activities for Parents and Kids

30 minutes

National WWI Museum and Memorial

How WWI Changed America: Native Americans in WWI

30 minutes

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

This Constitution Podcast

30 minutes

York County History Center

What Does Justice Mean to You?

30 minutes

Smithsonian's Office of Digital Transformation

Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Resilience

30 minutes

William G. Pomeroy Foundation

Explore A Historic Marker Near You with this Map

30 minutes

Living Room Conversations

Random Question Generator

30 minutes

South Carolina Historical Society

Constitutional Scholars Certificate Program

30 minutes

International Spy Museum

SpyCast Episodes Relevant Episodes

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

Rural America in the 1920s - From Organized Crime to the America First Movement

30 minutes

DoSomething

Louder Than Ever

30 minutes

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

Visible Hand Project

30 minutes

Indiana University Center on Representative Government

Freedom Summer 1964: Citizens Fight for Their Rights

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

Flag Day: Citizenship in a One-Room School

30 minutes

Next Generation Politics / YVote

The Round Table Podcast Playlists

30 minutes

U.S. Capitol Historical Society

Videos about Indian citizenship, both historical and modern

30 minutes

Will Rogers Memorial Museum

Will Rogers and American Politics

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? - Social Stratification Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Explore History That Shaped the Constitution

30 minutes

U.S. Capitol Historical Society

From Freedom's Shadow: African Americans and the U.S. Capitol

30 minutes

Bridge of Lament

Daily Readings Reflecting on Lynchburg, Virginia

30 minutes

GeoCivics - University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Interactive Learning about Electoral Redistricting and Gerrymandering

30 minutes

Paul Revere House

Online resource on Boston in the American Revolution: Paul Revere’s Life

30 minutes

Seward House Museum

Video Series About Seward's Civic Contributions

30 minutes

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg's Civic Quiz and More!

30 minutes

Fourth Wall Films

Hootch & Horsefeathers

30 minutes

The Civic Success Project

Share Your Civic Success Story

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

An Unholy Traffic - Book Talk With Robert K.D. Colby

30 minutes

Atlanta History Center

Your Guide to an ATL Civic Season

30 minutes

Museum of Us

Race: Are We So Different? - Race and Education Virtual Exhibit

30 minutes

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Contributing Veteran Stories to the NVMM Story Collection

30 minutes

Paul Revere House

Revere House Radio: Podcast about the American Revolution and beyond

30 minutes

The Family Dinner Project

Community Dinners at Home Guide

30 minutes

The New York Historical

Add Your Wish for America's Birthday to OnOur250th.org

30 minutes

Library of Virginia

Set Up a Civic Conversation with Family or Friends

30 minutes

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