In celebration of this amazing new series from @99pi.org, revisit this Long Now Talk from Richard Kurin where he explores 101 objects from the Smithsonian's collection that tell America's story—from Dorothy’s magic slippers to 500-million-year-old fossils
A stack of dusty paperwork, teeming with unheard voices. What do Civil War pension files reveal about one of the most successful slave rebellions in American history?
Listen to a new episode of A History of the United States in 100 Objects on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/4fNZhPW
