Celebrating America's 250th
From the classroom to the public square, University of Maryland faculty experts, events and insights reflect on the United States of America at 250 years.
Featured Expert
Richard Bell
Richard Bell is a leading scholar of American history, with expertise spanning the years 1750 to 1877. Bell is also the author of The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, a new book that "re-examines America’s founding fight not just as a conflict between rebels and redcoats but as a global event that shook the world."
Bell's other work has focused on the history of American slavery, cultural formation in the new United States, and early American incarceration.
Expert Voices
Our faculty are able to offer perspective on American history, democracy, politics and culture as the nation marks this historic milestone. To speak with an expert, contact us at mediainfo@umd.edu.
American and African American politics and public opinion
Films and pop culture of the United States
American immigration history
American and African American music culture
American constitutional history and the Civil War & Reconstruction eras
Early American history, democracy and slavery
American and African American literature
American social and labor movements
American government
Civic education
Events
This exhibition brings together the works of twenty artists across a range of media, styles, and subjects, weaving them into broader histories and conversations about the role Black workers, activists, and everyday citizens have played in shaping the meaning of the U.S. flag and nation.