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27 Aug

History is part of how we collectively remember, but key moments in history can go unaccounted for or even be silenced.

Communities across the country have fought to have their stories told using historical evidence, commemorative markers, personal accounts, and museum exhibits.

In 2008, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission put up a series of signs to publicly mark Emmett Till’s last moments and to memorialize sites of his lynching in the Mississippi. These are important to both preserve Emmett’s memory and tell an often-silenced side of a national story.

The “River Site” marker stands on the banks of the Tallahatchie River, where Emmett’s body was discovered. The historical marker at the river site has been replaced three times due to ongoing vandalism. The fourth and most recent version is made with bullet-proof steel.

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21 Jul

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This Filathlitikos B.C., jersey belonged to #Giannis Antetokounmpo, who played for the Greek team during the 2011-2012 season, leading up to his draft by the #MilwaukeeBucks in 2013. @Giannis_An34

Giannis and his four brothers were raised in Greece by their parents, Nigerians who emigrated to the European country in 1993. Challenged by racism and xenophobia, Charles often struggled to find work, and the family lived in fear of deportation.

Despite the challenges of poverty, including the need to share the same pair of basketball shoes, Giannis and his older brother Thanasis, took up basketball. After being discovered at the age of 13, Giannis made great strides playing junior and professional basketball in Greece.

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19 Feb

Today in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, under which nearly 75,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry were taken into custody. Another 45,000 Japanese nationals living in the United States were also incarcerated.

#DayOfRemembrance

Americans of Japanese ancestry & Japanese nationals living on the Pacific Coast and in southern Arizona were ordered to register & report to temporary detention centers. Evacuees were allowed to bring only what they could carry. #DayOfRemembrance

Iku Tsuchiya used this suitcase.

Evacuees had only days to dispose of businesses, homes, cars, and pets—which they sold at rock-bottom prices, gave away, or left behind.

Many of their homes were neglected or vandalized: s.si.edu/3k37noU

#DayofRemembrance

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8 Oct 20

In the early U.S., samplers were often part of girls' educations. Sewing them helped girls learn to read, write, and reason. You name it, they sewed it. But samplers were also a way for girls to express their political views—as Betsy Bucklin's sampler shows.⬇️ #BecauseOfHerStory

At 13, Betsy Bucklin felt free to express her political views when she sewed this sampler during the American Revolution. Its verse reminded leaders that women played a role in shaping popular political opinion (and that they should think twice before defying George Washington).

Bucklin wasn't alone. In the early US, many women were politically active, despite being denied legal rights, voting rights, or even the right to speak before a crowd. They took sides in partisan disputes and expressed opinions in the press—and samplers.

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7 Oct 20

Tune in to our Cooking Up History demonstrations during #SmithsonianFood History Weekend (Oct. 15–17) for recipes & wisdom from chefs who are helping build a more sustainable, healthy food future, while honoring traditions from the past: s.si.edu/SmithsonianFood

A sneak peak⬇️

Join chef Nico Albert (Cherokee Nation) on Oct. 16 to learn how to forage for sumac, an ingredient that is so important in her traditional cuisine. She'll show you how to prepare sumac-crusted trout with a healthy side of sauteed seasonal mushrooms & greens. #SmithsonianFood

On Oct. 17, watch chef Jocelyn Ramírez prepare a dish that has sustained many generations, Las Tres Hermanas en Chipotle. As she cooks, she'll speak about the critical use of permaculture, past and present, in indigenous Mexican foodways. #SmithsonianFood

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18 Jul 20

We join the nation in mourning the death of Congressman John Lewis, a lifelong advocate for equality and justice.

Lewis joined the Civil Rights Movement in 1958 while attending seminary in Nashville.

Congressman Lewis remained a leader in the fight for equality and justice throughout his life. This 1963 poster for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee features a Danny Lyon photograph of Lewis and other leaders praying while protesting racial segregation.

Congressman John Lewis made a lasting impact on human rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigration rights in the United States and abroad.

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