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Dancers, most of them wearing purple shirts, fill the first floor of the Jefferson Building's Great Hall, line the stairs, and look down from the Mezzanine balcony as instructors lead the crowd in soul line dancing.

AFC Enters Its 50th Anniversary in Stride

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

L. Renée, Parsons Fund awardee, photographed on the Neptune Plaza, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, February 2, 2026; image: Doug Peach.

Context and Content: Researching West Virginia’s African American Coal Miners

Posted by: Guha Shankar

man speaking at podium at Vietnam War Memorial

25 Years of Stories: A Decade Directing the Veterans History Project

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Portrait of man sitting on couch.

Caught My Ear: Shanty Singing in the Pinelands Collection

Posted by: John Fenn

A close-up image of a scrapbook page featuring a small brown wrapper with "Hersheys" in silver writing on it.

The Power of Sweetness: Memories of Chocolate During Wartime

Posted by: Megan Harris

A small brown and white owl stands in the center of the image, surrounded by artificial rocks that surround a piece of terracotta pipe. There are a set of identification bands on the owl’s leg. The owl is staring at the camera with what can be anthropomorphized as a look of annoyed suspicion.

For the Birds

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A man sites at a desk

Remembering Joe Hickerson, 1935-2025

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A doctor poses in a hospital setting

Library of Congress Launches Eighth Season of “America Works” Podcast

Posted by: Stephen Winick

COVID Recollections: American Folklife Center to Host Symposium on COVID-19 and Cultural Heritage, March 12-13

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach