70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Past Exhibit
70th Anniversary of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Past Exhibit … Equity in Education: 70 Years Later On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional in public schools. Overturning the 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson that allowed for school segregation , this landmark decision made it clear that racial discrimination in public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court …

Russell Lee Gallery Music

Web Page
Russell Lee Gallery Music Web Page … The music playing in the Power & Light exhibit is a mixture of jazz, folk, blues, and country music from the time of the coal survey and more recent interpretations. They include: “Sixteen Tons,” George Davis , 1967 “Sentimental Journey,” Doris Day featuring Les Brown and his Orchestra, 1945 “Hoo Doo Blues,” Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Tommy Armstrong, 1972 “Ain't that Just Like a Woman,” Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1946 “One Dime Blues,” Etta Baker, 1991 “Five …

What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?: The Government's Effect on the American Diet

Online Exhibit
Whats Cooking Uncle Sam The Governments Effect on the American Diet Online Exhibit … View in the National Archives Catalog View in the National Archives Catalog Food. We love it, fear it, and obsess about it. We demand that our Government ensure that it is safe, cheap, and abundant. In response, Government has been a factor in the production, regulation, research, innovation, and economics of our food supply. It has also attempted, with varying success, to change the eating habits of Americans. From the …

First Continental Congress

Virtual Exhibit
First Continental Congress Virtual Exhibit … The First Continental Congress convened to discuss united resistance to the Coercive Acts and issued a Declaration of Rights and the Articles of Association. Recognizing that unity would be essential to forcing a repeal of the so-called "Intolerable Acts," the Continental Association formed local committees to put economic pressure on Parliament–and on their neighbors–to submit to patriotic …