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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">The Smithsonian's Voices and Votes--American Democracy: Applications Accepted until August 13, 2020</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">Michigan Humanities is partnering with the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program to bring the traveling exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in
America to Michigan in 2021. Six host communities will have the opportunity to host the exhibit rent-free for six weeks.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">When American revolutionaries waged a war for independence they took a leap of faith that sent ripple effects across generations. They embraced a radical
idea of establishing a government that entrusted the power of the nation not in a monarchy, but in its citizens. That great leap sparked questions that continue to impact Americans: who has the right to vote, what are the freedoms and responsibilities of citizens,
and whose voices will be heard? Voices and Votes: Democracy in America will be a springboard for discussions about those very questions and how they are reflected in local stories.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">Voices and Votes is based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. This Museum on Main Street
adaptation will have many of the same dynamic features: historical and contemporary photos; educational and archival video; engaging multimedia interactives with short games and additional footage, photos, and information; and historical objects like campaign
souvenirs, voter memorabilia, and protest material.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">To learn more about becoming a host site and to apply please visit the Michigan Humanities website: <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganhumanities.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7CNorrisS2%40michigan.gov%7C26f989a7ba9c4a9cf4f308d8227dbf8b%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637297270769542731&sdata=hIVgxz3kw485pJ%2BB7qfA9uNLhztW1DKbeiwMqaU7%2FkY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.michiganhumanities.org/</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">For questions about the exhibit please contact Director of Grants, James Nelson, by email at <a href="mailto:jnelson@mihumanities.org" target="_blank">jnelson@mihumanities.org</a>.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sonya Schryer Norris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://michlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://michlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#1F5192">You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the
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