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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.
- 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.
- A Storyteller’s Perspective - Nelson George has had an amazing career. He’s an author. A screenplay writer. A filmmaker. An award-winning journalist. And he’s not done yet.
- February 25, 2025
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A Storyteller’s Perspective
Nelson George has had an amazing career. He’s an author. A screenplay writer. A filmmaker. An award-winning journalist. And he’s not done yet.
- The Sweetgrass Basket: An African American Tradition - Visitors to the “Lowcountry,” the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia — which include the historic cities of Charleston and Savannah — always notice the distinctive stands selling coiled “Gullah” or Sweetgrass baskets.
- February 18, 2025
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The Sweetgrass Basket: An African American Tradition
Visitors to the “Lowcountry,” the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia — which include the historic cities of Charleston and Savannah — always notice the distinctive stands selling coiled “Gullah” or Sweetgrass baskets.
- McKinley Thompson, Jr.: Designer, Maker, Aspiring Entrepreneur - While working for Ford Motor Company, the first African American automobile designer, McKinley Thompson, Jr., conceived of an idea for an all-terrain vehicle that would do for Third World countries what the Model T did for America.
- May 19, 2020
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McKinley Thompson, Jr.: Designer, Maker, Aspiring Entrepreneur
While working for Ford Motor Company, the first African American automobile designer, McKinley Thompson, Jr., conceived of an idea for an all-terrain vehicle that would do for Third World countries what the Model T did for America.
- George Washington Carver – Difference Maker - Innovator George Washington Carver is featured in a new digital experience in the Agriculture exhibit at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- January 20, 2020
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George Washington Carver – Difference Maker
Innovator George Washington Carver is featured in a new digital experience in the Agriculture exhibit at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- Remembering Damon J. Keith - The Henry Ford remembers Damon J. Keith, a civil rights icon and courageous champion for social justice.
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- April 29, 2019
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Remembering Damon J. Keith
The Henry Ford remembers Damon J. Keith, a civil rights icon and courageous champion for social justice.
- Freedmen’s Bureau: Exercising Citizenship - President Abraham Lincoln signed The Freedmen’s Bureau Act on March 3, 1865, to provide food, clothing, fuel, and temporary shelter to freedmen, their wives, and children in areas of insurrection (in other words, within the Confederate States).
- February 05, 2019
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Freedmen’s Bureau: Exercising Citizenship
President Abraham Lincoln signed The Freedmen’s Bureau Act on March 3, 1865, to provide food, clothing, fuel, and temporary shelter to freedmen, their wives, and children in areas of insurrection (in other words, within the Confederate States).
- When Freedom Came: Remembering the Origins of Juneteenth - As we come into the season for exploring and celebrating Americanism, it’s important to remember that the promises of freedom have ebbed and flowed to different groups in different ways.
- June 19, 2024
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When Freedom Came: Remembering the Origins of Juneteenth
As we come into the season for exploring and celebrating Americanism, it’s important to remember that the promises of freedom have ebbed and flowed to different groups in different ways.
- Juneteenth at Greenfield Village: Celebrating Emancipation - From the very beginning of emancipation all the way to modern Juneteenth parties, food has always been an important part of celebrations. For Emancipation Day, families and communities would come together to enjoy the food, taking the day to picnic.
- June 12, 2024
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Juneteenth at Greenfield Village: Celebrating Emancipation
From the very beginning of emancipation all the way to modern Juneteenth parties, food has always been an important part of celebrations. For Emancipation Day, families and communities would come together to enjoy the food, taking the day to picnic.
- Making America Better - The Henry Ford happily celebrates and welcomes into the world a new national museum: the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- September 23, 2016
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Making America Better
The Henry Ford happily celebrates and welcomes into the world a new national museum: the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.