July 10 through August 15

This summer the African American Museum of Iowa will partner with the Czech Village New Bohemia Main Street District and the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library to bring Voices and Votes: Democracy in America to Cedar Rapids. This Museum on Main traveling exhibit is based on an exhibition on display at the National Museum of American History that explores the history of American democracy from its inception in the 18th Century to more recent struggles to ensure that the ideals of this democracy can be realized for all Americans.

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See these artifacts and more when you visit Voices and Votes.

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Voices and Votes has been made possible in Cedar Rapids by the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Main Street Iowa program. Voices and Votes: Democracy in America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.

July 10 through August 15

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