Freedom Shrine Overview
Resources Fig 1. A Native American village Source: Currier & Ives. Scenery of the upper Mississippi: an Indian village. [New york: published by currier & ives, between 1856 and 1907] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001705805/>. America has a rich, complex history, beginning from its origin, cultures clashing and uniting to form our nation […]
Information Age (1991-Present)
Resources Fig. 20. Fall of the Berlin Wall Source: Vietinghoff, 1989, photograph, retrieved from WikiCommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin-Mauerfall-2-10-November-1989.jpg. As witnessed with the Baby Boomer generation, the 1950s and 1960s were a time of immense technological advancement. With significant changes in the functions of daily life, another facet of human civilization also changed: war. With tensions simmering […]
Expanding Freedom Above & Abroad (1963-1991)
Resources Fig 1. A Native American village Source: Currier & Ives. Scenery of the upper Mississippi: an Indian village. [New york: published by currier & ives, between 1856 and 1907] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001705805/>. America has a rich, complex history, beginning from its origin, cultures clashing and uniting to form our nation […]
Liberty and Justice for All (1945-1963)
Resources Fig 16. Segregated water fountains Source: Erwitt, Elliott, Segregated Water Fountains, 1950, photograph, retrieved from WikiCommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Segregated_water_fountain.png. The ending of World War II ushered forth change in America. On the home front, while male soldiers were overseas, both women and Black Americans took over stereotypical white male jobs to support the war effort. With […]
Fear Itself (1920-1945)
Resources The first half of the twentieth century wasn’t just a period of Americans involved in a foreign conflict but the world. On June 28, 1914, while visiting Sarajevo, the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated due to Austria-Hungary’s recent annexation of the country. There were increasing tensions in the Balkans in the past […]
Wheels of Progress (1865-1920)
Resources Fig 10. Late nineteenth century sharecroppers Source: Ingersoll, T. W. In the cotton fields of Georgia. St. Paul, Minn.: T.W. Ingersoll, 1897. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001695457/ The period directly following the Civil War was termed Reconstruction (1865 to 1877), in which the federal government began the process of attempting to integrate […]
All Men are Created Equal (1823-1865)
Resources Tensions grew taut in the 1850s between the Northern and Southern regions of America over the institution of slavery. Though inciting incidents dated back decades, including the Missouri Compromise of 1820 when Missouri was admitted to the Union as a “slave” state and Maine as a “free” state, the issue came to a head […]
The Constitution’s Early Years (1787-1823)
Resources As a governing body, the leaders of the revolution, later termed the “Founding Fathers,” needed to reevaluate their preexisting governing document, the Articles of Confederation (1777). In 1787, these founding fathers met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. Written during the height of the Revolutionary War, the […]
America 250
Resources As the United States approaches the monumental 250th anniversary of its founding, Synergic Center is proud to be a part of the national conversation. Our mission aligns with the spirit of the America 250 celebration—to foster meaningful collaboration and innovative solutions that drive positive change. We are dedicated to supporting initiatives that honor our […]
Forging the Nation (1620-1787)
Resources Fig 1. A Native American village Source: Currier & Ives. Scenery of the upper Mississippi: an Indian village. [New york: published by currier & ives, between 1856 and 1907] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001705805/>. America has a rich, complex history, beginning from its origin, cultures clashing and uniting to form our nation […]