Revolutionary Conversations

This issue, our staff took on a question deeply related to our new exhibit and upcoming programs: “How has our idea of protest changed through history? How have these changes impacted history in America?”

Is it possible to preserve a historic space within a city? Can you preserve a city in time or does the fluid nature of an urban environment make it impossible to hold in one place?

Members of our staff debate a fundamental question about the process of petitioning: Do petitions still have an important role to play in our democracy today?