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Election Day is just two weeks away!

#DYK that from colonial times through the 1880s, votes were cast orally?

Learn about the history of viva voce – public voting – and how ballots came to be cast in private, in this article at Humanities magazine. https://bit.ly/34ZNND2

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

In Pink Ribbon Blues, #NEHPublicScholar
Gayle Sulik analyzes the hidden costs of the pink ribbon industry and describes ways supporters can make a difference for Breast Cancer patients and their families. https://bit.ly/2T0uB2l

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2018 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
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On September 29, President Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, establishing the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts as separate, independent agencies. #NEHbirthday
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This film about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), created in 1999, illustrates the important roles that the NEH and its affiliate State Humanities Councils play in keeping the American people connected with their history, heritage, and culture. Narrator Morgan Freeman describes several examples of quality humanities programming. Watch now: http://bit.ly/2lbQzj7 #TBT
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