The Institute has produced a seven-panel traveling exhibition and a four-part digital exhibition on the history of voting rights from the Constitution to the present day. The digital exhibition further supports the traveling exhibition through audiovisual elements and interactive maps to tell the story of voting and federalism.
This traveling exhibition examines voting rights with an emphasis on the role of the US Constitution and the interplay between the states and federal government in determining who is allowed to vote. From the founding era to the election of 2000, this exhibition explores the complex history of the right to vote that forms the core of our nation’s democracy. Topics include voting as a constitutional right, women’s suffrage, Reconstruction and Jim Crow era voting rights, the Civil Rights Movement, and the enfranchisement of Indigenous peoples.
Bring our traveling exhibition to your school, library, museum, or other site for a four-week period, starting July 2024.
Read scholarly perspectives on the history of voting rights through essays geared to high school students
Learn how individuals and groups attempted to expand access to the vote in "Taking a Stand for Voting Rights: Six States, Six Stories, One Goal."
Explore our four-part digital exhibition on the history of voting rights, which includes audiovisual elements and interactive maps
