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Essential or Expendable? How the UFW Fights for Farmworkers

Agricultural labor is often overlooked, but it is critical to understand its history, especially as COVID-19 shines a light on unchecked abuse and exploitation

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Ten Objects That Will Help You Understand Latinx History

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve put together a top 10 list of the museum’s most exciting Latinx history objects.

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Baseball Uniforms Honor Latino Heritage on the Field

Puerto Rican baseball legend Roberto Clemente once declared, “When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.”

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For Some, September 11 Turned the American Dream Into a Nightmare

Instead of obtaining the American dream of middle-class success, Sodhi experienced the American nightmare of hate and violence.

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How the Smithsonian Preserved a Stock Certificate Destroyed on September 11

The intent of conservation is not to make an object appear new again but to care for the object while upholding its history.

The Salvation Army jacket collected by the Smithsonian (NMAH)

A Salvation Army Jacket Comes to the Smithsonian Bearing Stories of 9/11

Dee Smith's first thought watching live footage of September 11? "I need to get to work."

Photograph by Jane Rogers. (NMAH)

The Day I Decided Not to Collect: A Curator's View of Ground Zero

It was not my place to ask the workers for anything, but to thank them for their tireless service.

Excerpt from a handwritten note from Daria Gaillard to her husband, Frank, on September 11, 2001 (NMAH)

Why Did the Smithsonian Collect a Handwritten Note from 9/11?

In moments of crisis, our first thoughts are usually to get in contact with the people we love.

Sign marking an evacuation route, tilted by the storm. Photograph by Hugh Talman.

How the Smithsonian Collected Artifacts That Told the Story of Hurricane Katrina

In the wake of disasters, the museum needs to collect quickly

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Why Isn't My Favorite Artifact on Display?

We know how it feels when you come to the museum and the thing that you love isn't on display

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