In Memoriam: Tuskegee Airman George Washington Biggs (1925-2020)
George Washington Biggs devoted most of his adult life to causes greater than himself.
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Black History Month
Explore Museum assets—from oral histories to online resources to exhibit content to essays by our historians—to learn more about the African American experience in World War II.
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The Invasion of Poland
From the beginning, this was to be a different kind of war—a war not only of conquest but also of annihilation.
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History Through the Viewfinder
A memorial depicts FDR’s special relationship with ordinary Americans in a world verging on war.
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Museum Remembers Charles Evers, WWII Veteran and Civil Rights Movement Icon (1922-2020)
Charles Evers, who fought the "Double V for Victory" campaign during and after World War II, passed away this week at the age of 87. Watch his appearance at the April 2016 symposium.
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Cooking with Rations
06/04/2020 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMJoin our friends at the Museum of Southern Food and Beverage for a cooking demonstration of “Baked Apples” using ingredients that were rationed during World War II.
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WWI & WWII: The Treaty of Versailles and the Failure of Peace
05/29/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMA century ago, leaders of the victorious powers in the First World War tried to convert battlefield success into a lasting peace.
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WWI & WWII: 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Innovation
05/28/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMOne of the deadliest moments in world history was the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic, worsened by the global movements of World War I.
