Visions of America: All Stories, All People, All Places
This three-part series, brought to you by PBS Books in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), involves virtual conversations that explore our post-pandemic nation with a renewed interest in the places, people, and stories that have contributed to the America we live in today.
On-Demand – June
This video explains the significance of the America250 project and the important role of IMLS as it supports museums and libraries to explore the America250 themes in their communities.
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On-Demand – July
This video talks about the durability of the U.S. Constitution and how the America250’s “We the People” theme can initiate conversations about the Constitution’s relevance in a changing world.
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Coming Soon – August 16, 8pm
This event in August will draw on the America250 theme “Unfinished Revolutions.” The conversation will mark the 75th anniversary of the desegregation of the military and its impact on civil rights and the definition of citizenship. Led by IMLS Director Crosby Kemper, scholars Matthew Delmont, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Sammons, Ph.D. and Brigadier General Terry V. Williams will engage in a conversation exploring the role people of color played in the armed forces from the Revolutionary War through the passage of President Harry Truman’s Executive Order 9981, which created the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services and beyond.
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