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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced five current and former schools in Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia as affiliated areas of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, reflecting a more complete telling of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in 1954 outlawing segregation in public schools. 

The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on December 12, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.

The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on November 21, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.

The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on October 24, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.

A new National Park Service report shows that 18,800 visitors to Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in 2023 spent $1.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 19 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $2 million.

The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on July 25, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.

The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on June 27, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will host a Civil Rights Educator Institute (CREI) from Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28, 2024. The CREI is open to educators; requests to participate in this program will be accepted until all openings are filled. Educators who attend the full CREI will receive professional development credit.

A total of 53 new citizens from several separate countries were naturalized at Brown v. Board of Education NHP.

A total of 51 new citizens from several separate countries were naturalized at Brown v. Board of Education NHP.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park (CARI), in partnership with the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC), announces a student art exhibition themed, Art Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. The artwork depicts historical moments, activists, and movements that have shaped civil rights.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced five current and former schools in Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia as affiliated areas of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, reflecting a more complete telling of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in 1954 outlawing segregation in public schools. 

The National Park Service today announced $1,250,000 for 20 projects in 17 states and the District of Columbia for the survey and nomination of places and properties associated with groups that are underrepresented on the National Register of Historic Places.

Author and historian Taylor Branch will speak as part of the NPS Speaker Series on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. CST in Little Rock. The event, a partner program hosted at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, will highlight Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s lasting impact on American society.

Gettysburg National Military Park will start the new year with events for families and young learners. Our History Kids Reading Adventure Club (ages 4 to 10) and our Time Travelers Reading Adventures Club (ages 7 to 12) offers families with younger children an opportunity to travel back in time to learn about different figures and topics of our shared past.

Wair, a courageous member of the historic Little Rock Nine, played a pivotal role in desegregating Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, in partnership with Say it Loud! Readers and Writers, invites the public to participate in the Freedom and Heritage Literacy Series. This event celebrates the transformative power of education across diverse genres, emphasizing the importance of youth empowerment and creative expression.

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that she has authorized the National Park Service to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and Washington, DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will host a Civil Rights Educator Institute (CREI) from Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28, 2024. The CREI is open to educators; requests to participate in this program will be accepted until all openings are filled. Educators who attend the full CREI will receive professional development credit.