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Category: Mission in Action

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Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …

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January 7, 2021 Chris Graham

Facing Legacies: A Photo from inside the U.S. Capitol

Yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol has stunned and angered us. We are still struggling to find the words to articulate our …

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Educational Resource Elections History is Present Mission in Action Shared Info
January 7, 2021 The dome of the US Capitol building.

Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …

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July 22, 2020 ACWM Logo

ACWM Offers Free Admission to Virginia Public School Teachers and Students

RICHMOND — The American Civil War Museum will offer free admission to any Virginia public K-12 school teacher or student and will continue …

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June 11, 2020 ACWM Logo

Historical Resources to Understand & Explain the Present Unrest

Historian and American Civil War Museum board member Ed Ayers recently noted that, “if we are going to explain today, and lay …

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June 2, 2020 A black man in chains on a coin kneeling, "Am I Not a Brother?" surrounds him

ACWM Responds to Our Community in Crisis

We are heartbroken. We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless other victims of racial violence. …

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History is Present Mission in Action
May 1, 2020 Chris Graham A print of a group of women of various ages burying a covered body. A black man with a shovel stands at the foot of the body. One woman is at the head of the head of the body looking up reciting a passage of the Bible.

Not Alone in History: How are You Mourning?

I held dad’s hand when he died. Mom gave him a long final embrace, and a kiss. These rituals comforted us, the …

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Annual Legacies Medical Mission in Action
April 29, 2020 Kathryn Lewis

Annual Legacies: Annie Bell

Annie Bell was the central subject for one of the most popular photos used by the U.S. Sanitary Commission (USSC). The photo, …

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History is Present Mission in Action
April 23, 2020 Chris Graham Woman on a computer typing with an image of a historical etching of a girl writing freedom on a chalk board

Not Alone in History: Are you pursuing personal growth during the pandemic?

I spent this morning in Sienna, Italy. I’m making good time because just yesterday I floated down the Missouri River with my …

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History is Present Medical Mission in Action
April 21, 2020 Chris Graham Three Civil War-Era Women doing civil tasks

Not Alone in History: Are You Doing Something?

Have you made masks yet? I haven’t, though it’s all the rage right now and one can find instructions all over the …

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April 20, 2020 Chris Graham

Leaving the South Alone

As our doors are closed we love to hear from our visitors and connect them with the history that matters most to …

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