American People & Government

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People, social movements, institutions, and communities have shaped American life throughout our history.

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Archeology

19th century African American students listen to African American teacher in classroom
Struggle, Community, and Triumph

African American Heritage

American Indian man paints the face of an American Indian girl.
Connections To the Land

American Indian Heritage

Large American flag held horizontal to the ground by sailors and veterans.
About. What We Do. Get Involved.

American Military

American Revolution military reenactors in battle
A New Nation

American Revolution

Dancers in native dress
Sharing Heritage & History

Asian American & Pacific Islander

blue sky behind Martin Luther King statue
Our Nation's Arc to Equality

Civil Rights

A square log cabin sits to the left of an expanse of prairie.
A New World

Colonization & Settlement

Historic image of man standing in front of enormous pile of bison skulls
Resources, Wilderness & Environment

Conservation Movement

Courthouse building with Gateway Arch in background and fountain in front
We the People & Our Parklands

Courts, Congress & the Law

Living history participants dressed as explorers walk a beach
The Next Frontier

Explorers & Exploration

Historic photo of a line of pack horses transporting goods across snowy mountain landscape
On the Move

Human Migration

Immigrants awaiting processing at historic immigration center
Where are you from?

Immigration

Relocation camp in World War with mountain backdrop
What They Could Carry

Japanese American Confinement

Historic image of wagons with union protesters in a parade
A Fair Day's Wage

Labor History

Inaugural Prep aerial photo of Lincoln Memorial.

Presidential Inauguration

Bronze statue of FDR
Leaders of Our Nation

Presidents

Historic photo of warehouse full of liquor seized during prohibition
The Movement to Ban Alcohol

Prohibition & Temperance

Black and white image of wooden fence lining Civil War battlefield
Reconstruction, racism, and rights

Reconstruction Era

White Spanish mission against bright blue sky
Holding Fast to Beliefs

Religion & Spirituality

Historic sign for Lewis Mountain Negro Area, coffee shop and cottages, campground picnicground
The Road to Equality

Segregation & Desegregation

Historic slave cabins in snow-covered field
The Legacy of Slavery

Slavery & Abolition

People playing in a park with a city on the horizon across a body of water
The Urban Agenda

Urban Parks & Programs

Three women standing side by side, looking at the camera, courtesy Library of Congress.
Remarkable Legacies

Women's History

Last updated: September 3, 2021