Outgoing

This event is in the past.It took place on June 6, 2026 at Hatcher Graduate Library.

The People’s Bicentennial 1
History Exhibition
The People’s Bicentennial 2
The People’s Bicentennial 3
The People’s Bicentennial 4
The People’s Bicentennial 5

The People’s Bicentennial

Burns Park

This exhibition pulls back the curtain on a forgotten act of patriotic resistance. Original artifacts from the Peoples Bicentennial Commission reveal how grassroots activists challenged corporate-sponsored nationalism during America's 1976 birthday, and the materials from U-M's renowned radical history archive feel freshly relevant as the country marks 250 years.

social protest history
alternative patriotism
grassroots activism
archival exhibition

Tips

📜materials from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection
🗓️coincides with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration

Hatcher Graduate Library

913 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

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The People’s Bicentennial - Outgoing