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The National Mall belongs to all of us. It is the Stage for American Democracy. No matter who you are, what you believe, what direction you want our country to go, you have a place in our nation’s capital to speak out and exercise your First Amendment freedoms. We can all trust that on the Mall our point of view will be heard, be protected, be respected.
We sincerely appreciate the wondrous work these talented students of the Shining Stars Montessori Academy Public Charter School, along with their teacher Louise Parker Kelley, have done on this civics project. Their deeply personal essays and drawings reveal the many ways the Mall touches and inspires hearts and minds: a place where history happens every day, where we can explore our national heritage, art, and science, where we can simply walk or play in the majestic landscape amid our national museums and monuments.
We are all called to the Mall, and we are committed to protecting and preserving it for everyone.
— Judy Scott Feldman., PhD, Chair of the Natiional Mall Coalition
Read the stories below
Called to the Mall: Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill
Called to the Mall: Rosa Parks: A Brave Black Woman
Called to the Mall: National Mall — Great Place to Be
Called to the Mall: Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C.!
Called to the Mall: The Lincoln Memorial
Called to the Mall: This Sculpture Tells the Story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War
Called to the Mall: John Lewis: He Changed the World
Called to the Mall: Girls On Fire
Called to the Mall: Memorial for Martin
Called to the Mall: Presenting Marian Anderson
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