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Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation / The Strobridge Lith. Co., Ci
Posted: September 14, 2012

A Dialogue on Emancipation, Webcast

Tune in Monday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. to a live-streamed discussion by five leading Civil War scholars on the events leading up to the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

photograph, Burial of Union soldiers in Fredericksburg, VA, 1864
Posted: September 13, 2012

Death and the Civil War

With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before -- permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.

photo of Port Royal Parlor room display at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Posted: September 13, 2012

Climate Change

Delaware’s Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library houses nearly 90,000 fine and decorative art objects made or used in America between 1640 and 1860 and an important research library —

Poster from 1948 London Summer Olympics:discuss thrower and Houses of Parliament
Posted: July 30, 2012

The Olympic Games, Past and Present

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England are an opportunity to examine the historical and philosophical significance of the Games in Ancient Greece.

Plains farmer raises fence to prevent it from disappearing under sand.farmer
Posted: July 26, 2012

The Dust Bowl

The new Ken Burns film, The Dust Bowl,  headlined an ”NEH at the White House”  event July 26 as prominent panelists discuss

View of the National Mall with AIDS quilt panels displayed
Posted: July 24, 2012

AIDS Memorial Quilt

At 48,000 panels and counting, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is almost too big to be exhibited; digital technology helps illuminate the memorial's staggering story. 

Eames chair
Posted: July 20, 2012

The Eames Legacy

Charles Eames was an architect. His wife Ray was a painter and sculptor.

image, box camera
Posted: July 10, 2012

Jacob Riis and the Other Half

Lisa Xie's compelling website "Jacob Riis and the Other Half" earned the California high school student a top prize at National History Day.

Martin E. Marty
Posted: July 10, 2012

Out of Many

Esteemed scholar of American religion Martin Marty speaks at summer seminar for community college faculty.

Earl Shorris meets students in Buenos Aires
Posted: June 29, 2012

Remembering Earl Shorris

The National Endowment for the Humanities mourns the loss of the writer and activist Earl Shorris, who brought the riches of the humanities to thousands of inner-city poor through his creation of a national tuition-free education program.