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Civic Season Learning Resources Archives
Evergreen Digital Resources for America250 and Beyond!
TELLING THE WHOLE STORY—TOGETHER
July 4th commemorates the moment a new nation was born, based on ideals that each generation since has worked to bring to life: freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity. Juneteenth, celebrated just a few weeks earlier, reminds us of the struggles and hard-won victories in our ongoing journey to form a “more perfect union.” Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday with our newest, mobilizing a movement to understand our past and shape our future.
Civic Season Mission
Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. This summer, no matter where you are, you can connect to stories, inspiration and tools to help you power our democracy, from a vast array of credible sources. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations who have the most at stake.
Leadership
The Made By Us Board of Directors is composed of leaders from major history museums.
Champions
These organizations bring Civic Season to life through materials, activations, and amplification. New American History is proud to be a founding member of the Civic Season Champions and has been the leader in creating K16 learning resources in collaboration with many other Civic Season Champions, museum partners, and other history and civics organizations. Our Executive Director, historian Ed Ayers, is an advisor to the VA250 Commission.
Civic Season - Build Your List Today
Juneteenth - July 4th is Civic Season. Join in to learn, grow and connect to your community.
www.thecivicseason.com
Civic Season 2021 • Inaugural Event
What role might we all play in engaging in the Civic Season?
resources.newamericanhistory.org
Civic Season 2022 • What is YOUR Civic Superpower?
At New American History, we’re committed to helping students see how current events take their shape from history. Our tools and resources are free and freely available to all educators, intended to uncover new ways to teach the past in light of the present.
resources.newamericanhistory.org
Civic Season 2023 • Discover Your Story
A collaboration between New American History and the Smithsonian's Made by US coalition
resources.newamericanhistory.org
Civic Season 2024: Feast of Reason • New American History
A collaboration between New American History, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and the Smithsonian's Made by US coalition
resources.newamericanhistory.org
Civic Season 2025 • The EAD Inquiry Deck
A collaboration between New American History, CivXNow, and the Smithsonian's Made by US coalition
resources.newamericanhistory.org
The Civic Season 2026: Your Declaration
A collaboration with the Smithsonian's Made by US coalition and Youth250
resources.newamericanhistory.org
The Civic Season 2026: Comic Con A250 Edition
A collaboration with The Graphic History Co. and the Smithsonian's Made by US coalition
resources.newamericanhistory.org
Join us for our first ever in person Civic Season event! This event is free, but registration is required.
Civic Season
"Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War" film screening event, hosted by VPM and partnering with New American History at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 29, 2026, 5:30 pm. Join VPM and New American History for the free public screening of VPM's film, "Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War."Registration link will go live on June 1st, 2026. Registration is required.
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