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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

The Struggle for Justice

The history of democracy in the United States has not always been characterized by wide participation or inclusiveness. Over the past two-and-a-half centuries, the nation has transformed from thirteen states along the Eastern Seaboard governed by a white, male, land-owning elite to a vast country led by an increasingly heterogeneous population.

Among the greatest ach...

45 mins

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