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- The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: The Battle of Lexington and Concord - “LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.”
- April 14, 2026
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
“LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.”
- When Art and Activism Merge - How does one interpret art? How does one view activism or protest? These concepts have merged for centuries to convey a message and drive change. “Activist Art,” as defined by the Tate Museum in London, is “a term used to describe art grounded in the
- October 16, 2024
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When Art and Activism Merge
How does one interpret art? How does one view activism or protest? These concepts have merged for centuries to convey a message and drive change. “Activist Art,” as defined by the Tate Museum in London, is “a term used to describe art grounded in the
- Demystifying Washington: An Ordinary Man in Extraordinary Times - On April 30, 1789, 235 years ago, in the nation’s first capital of New York, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the newly formed United States of America.
- April 26, 2024
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Demystifying Washington: An Ordinary Man in Extraordinary Times
On April 30, 1789, 235 years ago, in the nation’s first capital of New York, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the newly formed United States of America.
- Weaving Stories: Spotlight on The Henry Ford's Indigenous Artist in Residence - This year, The Henry Ford took steps toward building community with Indigenous nations by expanding the institution’s Artists in Residence program, offered annually in Greenfield Village. To kick off Celebrate Indigenous History programming, we welcomed Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) as the inaugural Indigenous Artist in Residence.
- November 25, 2025
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Weaving Stories: Spotlight on The Henry Ford's Indigenous Artist in Residence
This year, The Henry Ford took steps toward building community with Indigenous nations by expanding the institution’s Artists in Residence program, offered annually in Greenfield Village. To kick off Celebrate Indigenous History programming, we welcomed Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) as the inaugural Indigenous Artist in Residence.
- We Shall Overcome: The 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that forever changed the lives of many people of color in the United States and set the course for other groups to pursue their full rights as citizens. Yet, despite the successful legislation, many Black people and other people of color across the United States, particularly in the South, continued to be denied the right to vote.
- August 01, 2025
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We Shall Overcome: The 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that forever changed the lives of many people of color in the United States and set the course for other groups to pursue their full rights as citizens. Yet, despite the successful legislation, many Black people and other people of color across the United States, particularly in the South, continued to be denied the right to vote.
- “Indian Country”: The Work of Bobby “Dues” Wilson - Known primarily as Bobby Dues, he works as a multi-media artist in the mediums of poetry, acting, comedy, and visual arts. A version of the print featured appeared in Season 2, episode 10 of Reservation Dogs.
- May 15, 2025
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“Indian Country”: The Work of Bobby “Dues” Wilson
Known primarily as Bobby Dues, he works as a multi-media artist in the mediums of poetry, acting, comedy, and visual arts. A version of the print featured appeared in Season 2, episode 10 of Reservation Dogs.
- The American Promise: The Speech that Changed a Movement - It was March 15, 1965, when members of the Jackson Family and guests gathered in their homes to listen to President Johnson give this speech. This was also the seventh wedding anniversary for “Sully” and Richie Jean. The President began: “At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama.”
- March 13, 2025
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The American Promise: The Speech that Changed a Movement
It was March 15, 1965, when members of the Jackson Family and guests gathered in their homes to listen to President Johnson give this speech. This was also the seventh wedding anniversary for “Sully” and Richie Jean. The President began: “At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama.”
- Whose Land Are You On? - The Paris of the Midwest. That was the phrase used to describe Detroit in the late 19th century. It was a city designed with a mission, and that mission was to impress, which it did. But the city and the land surrounding it were home to thousands of
- November 24, 2023
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Whose Land Are You On?
The Paris of the Midwest. That was the phrase used to describe Detroit in the late 19th century. It was a city designed with a mission, and that mission was to impress, which it did. But the city and the land surrounding it were home to thousands of