Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Today, many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the cornerstone of our society, but not everyone...
In 1777, The Betsy Ross Flag was adopted by the thirteen colonies fighting for freedom as the United States’ first official flag. But not everyone in America was...
Explore early modernist graffiti from the 1920’s; the “pioneering era” of graffiti that took place during the years 1969 through 1974; as well as look at its appeal...
Today, American artists are known for breaking the mould, but around the turn of the 20th century, artistic flair collided with new technology – to give birth to what is known as the Golden Age of...
In the late-19th century, with the American Civil War in full swing, millions of Americans relied on the written word, illustrations and engravings for news about the conflict; until the groundbreaking work of New York photographer Mathew Brady, brought the harsh...
The 1960s was a time of social and political upheaval in America, with many campaigning for a fairer, freer society. Discriminated against because of their sexuality and gender identity,1960s members of the LGBTQ+ community also took a...
Thomasine Hall was born around the year 1600 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and raised female – but challenged gender stereotypes and norms throughout their life in early colonial...
Activism is an important part of any democracy. It’s the way ordinary people shape nations. For centuries, women have used activism in the United States to voice their concerns about society and secure their rights as...
San Antonio, Texas, in the 1930s was a bustling city with a vibrant Spanish-speaking community. But as the Great Depression swept the nation, the city’s underlying economic and racial inequalities became more pronounced. Then one determined young woman stepped in and...
As our understanding of the consequences of drug abuse has improved, so has America’s relationship with drugs changed. From Nixon to Trump, the ‘War on Drugs’ continues, but who is really the victim at the end of it...
In 2019, anyone over the age of 21 can legally buy cannabis in Denver, Colorado but if you were to hotbox it across states lines, you could end up being arrested for blazing up in Nebraska. So why is there one law for one state and another law for the next? Isn’t the...
When the founders of the United States went to school, their class schedules looked a little different from yours. So what did they learn from the past and how did they use that knowledge to create the US...
Around the year 1500, in a region of the Yucatan Peninsula between the Aztec and Mayan empires, a girl who came to be known as Malitzen was born. She rose from slavery to become a Spanish noblewomen but was she a traitor to her...
Democracies are based on the idea that power is held in the hands of the people, and that everyone has an equal right to freedom and self-governance. So how could democratic societies claim to support equality while holding humans in...
