W.E.B. Du Bois and His Impact on America

Run time: 47 minutes

In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis joins to unpack Du Bois’ life, legacy, and enduring impact on American history and discuss his new memoir, The Stained Glass Window. Listen now

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10 facts about Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“The names Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are connected through their Civil War bond and the historic surrender at Appomattox Court House. But how much did Lee and Grant have in common?…” Read more

10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“The legendary confrontation between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Monkey Trial took place on a hot Monday afternoon on July 20, 1925. …” Read more

July 26, 1990: President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act into law

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Disability-rights advocate Justin Dart used this wheelchair at the signing of the legislation. He declared it “a landmark commandment of fundamental human morality.” The wheelchair is currently on display in the Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall in celebration of Disability Pride Month.

Credit: National Constitution Center Collection, Gift of Yoshiko Dart 

First Amendment

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

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