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SUMMARY:America 250 Pre-Party
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us on National Civics Day for a festive exploration of the lessons of the American\nRevolution at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Enjoy refreshments as you\nvisit a series of interactive stations\, each hosted by a civic partner organization. These\nstations combine activities\, conversations\, and experiences that will engage\, delight\,\nand challenge\, all while while celebrating our American system of self-government\nand the principles that inspired the founders in 1776. \nThe evening also includes a special video premiere preview of The American Revolution\,\na new documentary by Ken Burns\, Sarah Botstein\, and David Schmidt. \nPARTNER ORGANIZATIONS \nBenjamin Harrison Presidential Site | WFYI | Indiana Humanities\nFuture Presidents of America | League of Women Voters | Marion County Election Board \nABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION \nThirteen American colonies unite in rebellion\, win an eight-year war to secure their independence\,\nand establish a new form of government that would\ninspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash\nbetween colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage\nmore than two dozen nations and forever change the world. \nThis six-part\, 12-hour documentary will premiere on Sunday\, November 16\, 2025 on WFYI\,\nand air for six consecutive nights through Friday\, November 21 at 8-10 p.m. \nCorporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; \nThe McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. \nTHE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible\, in part\, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/america-250-pre-party/
LOCATION:Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site\, 1230 N Delaware St\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Indiana Humanities Event
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SUMMARY:Symposium: Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Harrison Confront the Late-19th-Century Problems of Race and Expansion
DESCRIPTION:Indiana University Indianapolis’s Arts and Humanities Institute and the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site present a two-day symposium that investigates the intertwined legacies of racism and imperialism in late-19th-century America. Scholars from across the country will present sessions on the symposium’s theme\, spotlighting the lives and work of two towering figures: President Benjamin Harrison and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass. \nSchedule  \nFriday\, January 31\, 2025\nBenjamin Harrison Presidential Site\n1230 N. Delaware St.\, Indianapolis \n8:00–9:00 a.m.\nRegistration and Coffee \n9:00–9:15 a.m.\nWelcome\nCharles Hyde\, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site; John R. Kaufman-McKivigan\, Frederick Douglass Papers\, Indiana University Indianapolis \n9:15–10:15 a.m.\nKeynote Address\nCharles W. Calhoun\, East Carolina University \n10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.\nScholarly Roundtable 1: “Defending Civil Rights in the 1880s and 1890s”\nModerator: Charlene J. Fletcher\, Butler University\nPanelists: John R. Kaufman-McKivigan\, Indiana University Indianapolis; Shawn Leigh Alexander\, University of Kansas; Edward O. Frantz\, University of Indianapolis \n12:30–1:30 p.m.\nLuncheon \n1:45–3:30 p.m.\nScholarly Roundtable 2: “The U.S. and the Caribbean in the Harrison Era”\nPanelists: Robert S. Levine\, University of Maryland; Brandon R. Byrd\, Vanderbilt University; Leslie M. Alexander\, Rutgers University \n3:45–4:30 p.m.\nConcluding Plenary Discussion \nTo register\, click on the RSVP button above. \nFor more information\, contact the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site at harrison@bhpsite.org or 317.631.1888. \nThis program received support from an Indiana Humanities Action Grant.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/symposium-frederick-douglass-and-benjamin-harrison-confront-the-late-19th-century-problems-of-race-and-expansion-2/
LOCATION:Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site\, 1230 N Delaware St\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Grantee Event
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SUMMARY:U.S. 250th Meeting: In Your Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:Join the Indiana Historical Society Local History Services Department and Indiana Humanities for a free in-person regional meeting on the topic of the upcoming U.S. Semiquincentennial. As part of a year-long collaboration\, this conversation will help prepare Hoosier public historians\, librarians\, educators\, and others for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. We’ll discuss news about planning at the state and national level and brainstorm local ideas. \nThis in-person visit to the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site will encourage conversations about how engaging with the 250th can create meaningful programming in your community. While there\, you will also be invited to tour the site and learn from our host museum. \nThis event is free to attend; please RSVP to localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/u-s-250th-meeting/
LOCATION:Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site\, 1230 N Delaware St\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
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