Stories from the Exhibition

Little Things are Big

Tells of a decision made on a late night subway ride in New York City in the 1950s.

Crisis in Little Rock

Describes the way people in the community responded to the integration of Central High School in 1957.

Not in Our Town

Examines how citizens in Billings, Montana, came together to combat a series of hate crimes in 1993.

Everyone Has a Story

Depicts the challenges faced by a young Cambodian refugee and people in his community as he struggled to build a new life in rural New Hampshire.

Give Bigotry No Sanction: Exploring Religious Freedom and Democracy
 

Examines George Washington’s landmark letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, in 1790 to raise issues of religious freedom and intolerance.