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Collage of influential moments in USA's 250 years.

Illustration by Joan Yang (Getty x36)

Collage of influential moments in USA's 250 years.

Illustration by Joan Yang (Getty x36)

Illustration by Joan Yang (Getty x36)

The USA at 250

The highs and lows of the American experiment

The USA at 250

The highs and lows of the American experiment

A collage of various important figures from the history of the United State's 250 years of existence

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Weigh in on this and other questions, including the most important women and people of color in American history.

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A photo from May 17, 1954 showing George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James M. Nabrit joining hands after the ruling on Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation is unconstitutional.

The Most Important Court Cases in American History

These landmark decisions left an indelible mark on our society—some for the better, some for the worse.

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Six U.S. Marines raise an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima during World War II.

The Images That Define American History

A visual chronicle of the national experience, from Iwo Jima to Emmett Till to January 6

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A collage of photographs of activists, orators, athletes, and lawmakers considered to be the most important people of color in American history including Malcolm X, Douglass, Washington, Tubman, Sitting Bull, Randolph, Armstrong, Obama, Robinson, Du Bois, Marshall, Huerta, King, Ali

The Most Important People of Color in American History

They fought and sacrificed in challenging the nation to live up to its promise of liberty and justice for all.

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