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Capitol Conversations - Legacy of the First: Hispanic Americans in Congress
Capitol Conversations - Legacy of the First: Hispanic Americans in Congress
Begin National Hispanic Heritage Month with a look back at some of the first Hispanic Americans to serve in Congress.
In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population
To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders
To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders
In 1913, Congress authorized dam construction in Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley, despite objections of conservationists
In 1913, Congress authorized dam construction in Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley, despite objections of conservationists