An Evening with the Riley Museum: Towards a More Perfect Union- Exploring America’s Civic Timeline
Mon, Jun 22
|Challenger Learning Center of Tallahasse
Dr. Tameka Bradley explores the nation’s journey toward expanding citizenship and voting rights after the Civil War, highlighting key milestones from Reconstruction into the 21st century.
Time & Location
Jun 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahasse, 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA
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About the event
IMPORTANT LOCATION NOTE:
This lecture will be held at the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee,
located at 200 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
As a part of the Riley Museum’s “America’s 250: Chasing Our Civic Roots” series, Dr. Tameka Bradley will deliver a presentation entitled “Towards a More Perfect Union: Exploring America’s Civic Timeline.” On the heels of the Juneteenth National Independence Day and the approach of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America on July 4th, Dr. Bradley will explore the nation’s complicated journey toward defining citizenship in the aftermath of the US Civil War as it worked to incorporate 4 million recently emancipated people into the body politic after 1865. The nation struggled for a century to fully and finally extend and protect the right to vote for all citizens, culminating in the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Bradley will explore this chronology with attention to voting rights…
