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The Global Story of Slavery in the Americas Comes to the Smithsonian

"In Slavery's Wake," an international exhibition set to debut next month, illuminates the unfinished work of securing freedom

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How the Civil War Spawned the Mail-In Ballot

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Thirty Years Ago, a Smithsonian Exhibition in Japan Told the Whole American Story

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Tracing a Century of History Through Art

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Relive the Glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age With These Photos

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Robert S. Duncanson and James P. Ball Were the Height of Black Artistry in 19th-Century America

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Imagining an African Atlantis

an oil painting of a woman in black dress with an orange sky behind her

Who Claims the American West?

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