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Smithsonian Voices

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A Life in Folklore: Frank Proschan’s Community Work and New Internship Endowment

After fifty years in culture work, Proschan has gifted his research as a folklorist and anthropologist to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

Eowyn Stewart | March 14, 2025

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Shared Experiences Through the Ongoing Virtual Mother Tongue Film Festival

Learn more about the films in the ongoing virtual festival

Rebecca West | February 27, 2025

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How I Visit with Houma Relatives in the Smithsonian’s Archival Collections

When I visit the Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives, I always try to view the same item: NAA.PhotoLot.76, Houma collection.

Hali Dardar | March 5, 2024

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The History Behind Argentina’s Unofficial Anthem for the 2022 World Cup

A viral chant energized the world champions during the tournament in Qatar

Anna Farronay | December 19, 2022
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How a Filmmaker Discovered a Powerful Message in a Box of Old Home Movies

A $12 purchase in a Liberty, Maine, antique store sparked a gumshoe investigation and a life rediscovered

Julian Martin-Poteet | October 25, 2022
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The Lasting Legacy of Suffragists at the Lorton Women’s Workhouse

Now the Workhouse Arts Center, the facility does not stand in spite of its past, but because of it.

Wilson Korges | March 1, 2022
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MLK's Unswerving Commitment to Nonviolent Activism

Martin Luther King Jr. and countless individuals laid their bodies and lives on the line in order to make the dream of an equal and just society for all citizens a reality.

Guha Shankar, Kelly Revak | January 13, 2022
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The Swedish Witch Trials Teach Us How to Confront Dark Heritage

At first glance, the tradition of Påskkärring, or “Easter Hags,” seems quite innocent, but deeper study reveals a dark history, one of oppression and persecution.

Jennie Tiderman-Österberg | October 29, 2021
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