Generations of Americans have grappled with the meaning of freedom as it is expressed in the United States’ founding documents. Discover how fights for equality has transformed what it means to be free and how denied rights are gained.

Based on the central idea that the history of the United States has been shaped by conflicts over what it means to be free, this exhibition uses images, artifacts, and interactive elements to explore familiar and not-so-familiar stories from the nation’s past. From women’s suffrage and the formation of labor unions, to Japanese internment and a local school boycott, the exhibition highlights some of the ways Americans have struggled over the meaning of freedom.

Learn more at facingfreedom.org.