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- From Sketch to Sky: How Leonardo da Vinci Thought Like an Inventor - Leonardo da Vinci, born in the 15th century, described and drew many ideas in his notebooks that bear a remarkable resemblance to real inventions of the 20th century.
- April 09, 2026
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From Sketch to Sky: How Leonardo da Vinci Thought Like an Inventor
Leonardo da Vinci, born in the 15th century, described and drew many ideas in his notebooks that bear a remarkable resemblance to real inventions of the 20th century.
- Grace Lee Boggs' Lifelong Call for Change - Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.
- May 08, 2025
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Grace Lee Boggs' Lifelong Call for Change
Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.
- The Hair-Raising History of Women's Body Hair - Women's relationship with their body hair has evolved tremendously over the past two centuries. Why and how women choose to remove it — or not remove it — reflects changes in technology, politics, fashion, and culture that still impact people today.
- March 19, 2025
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The Hair-Raising History of Women's Body Hair
Women's relationship with their body hair has evolved tremendously over the past two centuries. Why and how women choose to remove it — or not remove it — reflects changes in technology, politics, fashion, and culture that still impact people today.
- The Early History of Hip-Hop in Three Flyers - New York City was experiencing a time of turmoil from the late 1960s through the 1970s. The city, especially in the outer boroughs, was in depth of recession; urban renewal policies had harmed predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
- August 08, 2025
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The Early History of Hip-Hop in Three Flyers
New York City was experiencing a time of turmoil from the late 1960s through the 1970s. The city, especially in the outer boroughs, was in depth of recession; urban renewal policies had harmed predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
- Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscope: Scientific Advancement or Sales Tactic? - Fluoroscopes are real-time, continuously moving x-ray images — like an x-ray movie. Thomas Edison created the first commercially available fluoroscope in 1896 by adapting the basic principle of static x-rays. The Henry Ford's shoe-fitting fluoroscope was conserved, rehoused, and digitized thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
- July 22, 2025
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Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscope: Scientific Advancement or Sales Tactic?
Fluoroscopes are real-time, continuously moving x-ray images — like an x-ray movie. Thomas Edison created the first commercially available fluoroscope in 1896 by adapting the basic principle of static x-rays. The Henry Ford's shoe-fitting fluoroscope was conserved, rehoused, and digitized thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
- Women in Service: From the Civil War to WWII - Throughout history, women have served their country during war and in peacetime, on the home front and at the front lines — whether through active service, or by using their talents and time to support our fighting forces from afar.
- August 15, 2025
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Women in Service: From the Civil War to WWII
Throughout history, women have served their country during war and in peacetime, on the home front and at the front lines — whether through active service, or by using their talents and time to support our fighting forces from afar.
- The Long March to Voting Rights - In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.
- March 20, 2026
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The Long March to Voting Rights
In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.
- Dr. Sullivan Jackson: Saxophonist - Music is a part of the Jackson family story, from the piano lessons that first brought young Richie Jean Sherrod soon-to-be-Jackson and young Corretta Scott soon-to-be-King together to the family's music room that housed an impressive record collection. In fact, Dr. Sullivan Jackson played tenor saxophone prior to his career as a dentist serving Selma's Black community. Dr. Jackson's time as a musician in the mid-1940s to the early-1950s allowed him to participate in Black American music cultural changes.
- June 20, 2025
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Dr. Sullivan Jackson: Saxophonist
Music is a part of the Jackson family story, from the piano lessons that first brought young Richie Jean Sherrod soon-to-be-Jackson and young Corretta Scott soon-to-be-King together to the family's music room that housed an impressive record collection. In fact, Dr. Sullivan Jackson played tenor saxophone prior to his career as a dentist serving Selma's Black community. Dr. Jackson's time as a musician in the mid-1940s to the early-1950s allowed him to participate in Black American music cultural changes.