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Reconstruction. Primary sources show aspects of different social, political, and cultural changes during Reconstruction and their legacy.

AHHA Intern Spotlight: Ava Thorpe

Posted by: Donna Sokol

Members of NHBP pose in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson building of the Library of Congress, with staff member from the American Folklife Center in the middle.

Community Collections Spotlight: Indian Town: Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi) People, “We’re Still Here”

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

A group photo of musicians and dancers at the altar of small church in Carnuel, New Mexico.

Community Collections Spotlight: Sustaining and Reclaiming Cultural Danzas: Los Matachines y Los Comanchitos and Passing Down Tradition in Small New Mexican Villages

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

A photo of Jonathan Walton, a 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow.

2024 CCDI Junior Fellow Jonathan Walton Connects Experiences of Diverse Artist Communities Through Sound

Posted by: Olivia Dorsey

A graphic promoting the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative's 2024 Awardee Project Celebration. The virtual event will be held on November 20 at 1pm EST.

Register Today for CCDI’s 2024 Awardee Project Celebration!

Posted by: Olivia Dorsey

Emily Paterson smiles at the camera. She has light skin, shoulder-length blonde hair, and a black dress.

Junior Fellow Spotlight: Emily Paterson

Posted by: Donna Sokol

A collage of color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations, showing the collections of the Library of Congress.

Apply to the 2025 Junior Fellows Program

Posted by: Donna Sokol

A photo of Janiya Peters, a 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow.

2024 CCDI Junior Fellow Janiya Peters Uses Audio to Explore the Cotton Gin as a Technological Artifact

Posted by: Olivia Dorsey

A white, female-presenting person with short layered blonde hair smiles slightly at the camera. They are wearing a grey, purple, and brown collared button down shirt and standing in front of shiny teal fabric.

Junior Fellow Spotlight: Avianna Miller

Posted by: Donna Sokol