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  • Learn about the initiative Bruce Cole - NEH Chairman
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The Pursuit of Happiness
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Create Equal Bookshelf

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial is the perfect time to reflect on the proposition that “All men are created equal.” Put forth as a self-evident truth by the Revolutionary generation, understanding its full meaning and application has been the task of every generation since.  The We the People Bookshelf on “Created Equal” invites the young people of today into the discussion.

Bruce Cole
- Chairman of the
National Endowment
for the Humanities

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Picturing America


News and Events
Funded We The People
resources
  • Constitution Day, September 17
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  • Programs for the general public
    When and where to enjoy exhibitions
  • Prize-winning books
    Notable U.S. history books written and published with NEH support
  • Learning History Online
    EDSITEment features more than 200 lesson plans for teachers of American literature and history.