Remembering the Hollywood 10: Screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr.

Past Exhibit
Remembering the Hollywood 10 Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr Past Exhibit … Early in the Cold War, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated allegations of Communist activity in the film industry. The committee’s mandate was to “protect the form of government guaranteed by the Constitution.” However, the investigations contributed to a repressive and fearful atmosphere.  On October 30, 1947, HUAC called Ring Lardner, Jr., Academy Award winning screenwriter, to testify before the …

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

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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 …

The War Beneath the Waves: Mary Sears and the Navy's Oceanographic Unit

Past Exhibit
The War Beneath the Waves Mary Sears and the Navys Oceanographic Unit Current Exhibit … After World War II, Mary Sears was promoted to lieutenant commander and served as officer in charge of the Navy’s new Division of Oceanography. She retired as a commander in the Navy Reserve in 1963.  Mary Sears posing behind stacks of work, January 1, 1960. Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives After World War II, Mary Sears was promoted to lieutenant commander and served as officer in charge …