IPPH

IPPH Our Capital. Our Stories. Join us to rediscover, celebrate, and promote the diverse history of our nation's capital. https://linktr.ee/ipph

06/01/2026

What was the real cost of the Civil War?

Dr. Allen C. Guelzo unpacks the importance of the Declaration of Independence and why we still feel the repercussions of the Civil War today.

▶️ "How Did Abraham Lincoln Manage Public Opinion as President?" Watch the full discussion: https://youtu.be/YKe9qwSA1HY?si=24oJXwExWl-jC-8S

05/30/2026

What was America's second Founding, and why is it important today?

Dr. Cassandra Good dives into the lessons of American history and how the Reconstruction period still shapes us today.

▶️ Watch the full discussion: https://youtu.be/RCuSOUXVMhg?si=OG4yXxJDPcpNjovY

What makes D.C. special? If you're proud to call the capital your home, tell us your story.For America’s 250th anniversa...
05/29/2026

What makes D.C. special? If you're proud to call the capital your home, tell us your story.

For America’s 250th anniversary, join us in highlighting the voices that have shaped our rich history and continue to inspire Washington, D.C.’s future.

🔗 "Our Capital. Our Stories." Learn more: https://forms.gle/XhC358kin4EF2wUz7

05/28/2026

She spent her days dressing the First Lady. She spent her evenings feeding people the government classified as property.

Elizabeth Keckley was born enslaved in 1818. She bought her own freedom for $1,200, moved to DC, and built a dressmaking business employing 25 seamstresses. Mary Todd Lincoln was her most prominent client.

Keckley founded the Contraband Relief Association in 1862 with 40 women from her church. Frederick Douglass fundraised for them. The First Lady donated $200 and wrote to President Lincoln about what she had seen.

What Keckley built became one of the first mutual aid organizations in American history, run by and for Black Americans.

05/26/2026

The Founding Fathers were not the only founders of our nation.

From the plantation of Mount Vernon to the nation's capital and beyond, Rohulamin Quander celebrates the many enslaved people and Black families who shaped American history.

▶️ Watch on the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/live/mP30RTEbdN8?si=Z6wYwwZ-R_uVx-ND

05/23/2026

When the government failed to help, D.C.'s working Black women created their own daycares.

Dr. Tamika Nunley explores the remarkable legacy of Black women's innovation and the power of community in Washington, D.C.

▶️ Watch the full discussion: https://youtu.be/RCuSOUXVMhg?si=OG4yXxJDPcpNjovY

Frederick Douglass' words remind us how we can learn from our past to create a more just future.What inspires you to fig...
05/16/2026

Frederick Douglass' words remind us how we can learn from our past to create a more just future.

What inspires you to fight for a more perfect union? Share your story today.

🔗 "Our Capital. Our Stories." Learn more: https://forms.gle/XhC358kin4EF2wUz7

05/15/2026

How did "We the People" evolve from white, property-owning men to include women? And, more importantly, why did it take so long?

Dr. Cassandra Good explores why women's suffrage was considered controversial, even among early women's rights activists.

▶️ Watch the full discussion: https://youtu.be/RCuSOUXVMhg?si=OG4yXxJDPcpNjovY

This Mother's Day, we honor the Mother of Black Feminism. Dr. Anna Julia Cooper was an educator, activist, and writer w...
05/10/2026

This Mother's Day, we honor the Mother of Black Feminism.

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper was an educator, activist, and writer who advocated for the education of Black women. Born into slavery, she became a teacher and later principal at M Street High School (now known as Dunbar High School) in Washington, D.C.

Cooper was also a founding member of the Colored Women’s League of D.C. and worked alongside reformers like Charlotte Forten Grimké and Mary Church Terrell.

Explore the stories of more groundbreaking women in D.C. history. 🔗 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/nzSrgg1/ipphnewsletter

Address

4200 Conneticut Avenue NW
Washington D.C., DC
20008

Telephone

+1 202-274-5249

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when IPPH posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to IPPH:

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Category