The 1968 Hunger Wall is a stark reminder of the days when the country's impoverished built a shantytown on the National Mall
A banner from the Smithsonian collections lays out the stakes of Jefferson vs. Adams
The sculptor behind the American landmark had some unseemly ties to white supremacy groups
A Bible belonging to the enslaved Turner spoke of possibility says curator Rex Ellis of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Brought into service just five months after Pearl Harbor, the USS Wahoo was built for size
Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National Postal Museum
Urban elites with a fancy hobby teamed up with rural farmers in a movement that transformed the nation
In 1788, a British mariner passed by the majestic mountains of northwest Washington. The peaks seemed the perfect dwelling place for Greek gods
How objects both ordinary and extraordinary help us reflect on the devastation
During FDR’s administration, the First Lady and the Mayor of New York clashed over guns, butter and American liberalism
On view in the new museum, the woodframe dwelling evokes the aspirations and limitations of the era following enslavement
Independence Day in 1970 at Yosemite National Park should have been an occasion for celebration. Instead, it became a day of violence
Wildlife management in national parks has come a long way in recent decades. In the '70s, visitors were regularly encouraged to feed bears
A special edition of Ask Smithsonian on the occasion of the opening of a new Smithsonian museum
The Great Dismal Swamp was once a thriving refuge for runaways
The next generation is following in the footsteps of its forebears
Early conservation research and scientific expeditions laid the groundwork and helped to convince the public national parks were a good idea
When millions of African-Americans fled the South in search of a better life, they remade the nation in ways that are still being felt
Author and playwright John Biguenet offers his thoughts on the narrative of destruction
From courting Chuck Berry in Missouri to diving for a lost slave ship off Africa, the director's tale is a fascinating one
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