The installation of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment helps give visitors a more complete view of what America is all about.
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Visitors inside the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., September 23, 2025.
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This past weekend, something changed inside the Rotunda of the National Archives in our nation’s capital.
Since 1952, visitors have entered that space to view the nation’s founding documents known as the Charters of Freedom — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They remain there, as they always should. And now, alongside them, visitors will also encounter two additional milestones in the American story: the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment.
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Dr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. She is currently the CEO of In Pursuit, a national civics project part of More Perfect. She is also a Senior Fellow in Civics Education at Stand Together and an adjunct professor of American government at Georgetown.
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This past weekend, something changed inside the Rotunda of the National Archives in our nation’s capital.
Since 1952, visitors have entered that space to view the nation’s founding documents known as the Charters of Freedom — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They remain there, as they always should. And now, alongside them, visitors will also encounter two additional milestones in the American story: the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment.
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About the Author
Dr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. She is currently the CEO of In Pursuit, a national civics project part of More Perfect. She is also a Senior Fellow in Civics Education at Stand Together and an adjunct professor of American government at Georgetown.
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