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American Hero: Amelia Earhart

AMELIA EARHART: AVIATOR PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to support diplomacy through the intersection of culture, innovation, and American history. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Amelia Earhart standing under the nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution via Wikimedia Commons RESOURCES Videos Amelia (111 minutes)* — This biopic, starring Hilary ... Read More»

By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Audience, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture, U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

American Hero: Phillis Wheatley

PHILLIS WHEATLEY: POET & PATRIOT PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to highlight Phillis Wheatley’s contributions to literature, history, and early American identity. Image credit: Library of Congress An engraving of Phillis Wheatley seated at a desk with a quill and paper, looking upward for inspiration. RESOURCES Biographical overviews National Park Service – ... Read More»

American Hero: Julia Child

JULIA CHILD PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to support culinary diplomacy and showcase America’s culinary excellence globally. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Julia Child in her kitchen in Massachusetts in 1978. RESOURCES Graphics The American Heroes Collection features digital media assets, including posters, videos, and social media graphics that were designed for ... Read More»

American Hero: Harper Lee

HARPER LEE PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to explore Harper Lee’s life and literary contributions, and to examine the lasting significance of To Kill a Mockingbird in American literature and cultural history. Photo credit: White House President George W. Bush awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author ... Read More»

American Hero: Edgar Allan Poe

EDGAR ALLAN POE: MASTER OF AMERICAN GOTHIC LITERATURE PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to explore Edgar Allan Poe’s life and literary contributions, and to examine the lasting influence of his Gothic style and storytelling innovations on American literature and global culture. Photo credit: Library of Congress RESOURCES Videos and ... Read More»

American Hero: Katherine Johnson

KATHERINE JOHNSON: NASA SCIENTIST PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit, is designed for programming at American Spaces to celebrate American excellence and leadership in technology and space exploration, as well as, to recognize a great American hero. Photo credit: NASA RESOURCES Videos and Digital Media Hidden Figures (127 minutes)* – Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal ... Read More»

By scottbj | 13 May, 2026 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Audience, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture, U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

American Hero: Elvis Presley

ELVIS PRESLEY: THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to support music diplomacy through the intersection of music, culture, and American history. Elvis Presley at Olympia Theater, August 3, 1956 Photo Credit: Don Wright for the Miami Herald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons RESOURCES Videos and Digital Media Elvis (159 minutes)* — this epic biopic ... Read More»

By hassanbs | 6 May, 2026 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Audience, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Music, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

American Hero: Elvis Presley

By scottbj | 23 February, 2026 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Audience, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Music, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

American Hero: Walt Disney

WALT DISNEY PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to celebrate American excellence and recognize a great American hero through the intersection of art, culture, and American history. Publicity photo of Walt Disney from the Boy Scouts of America.Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Walt Disney, seated, examines film with Mickey Mouse perched on his right ... Read More»

By scottbj | 23 February, 2026 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Art, Audience, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Movies & Films, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

Benjamin Franklin

By scottbj | 5 June, 2025 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Audience, Business and Entrepreneurship, College and University, Cross Cultural Understanding, Democracy, Democracy & Governance, Economics, Emerging Voices, Entrepreneurship, Established Opinion Leaders, Good Governance, High School, Information about the United States, Pillars of American Spaces, Programming Type, Science and Technology, Social, Strategic and Cultural Programs, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture, U.S. History, U.S. Policy and Values | Tags: American Heroes, historic, programming, toolkit

An American Hero: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

By scottbj | 4 June, 2025 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Audience, Civil Rights, Civil Society, College and University, Commemoration, Cross Cultural Understanding, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Human Rights, Information about the United States, Month, Pillars of American Spaces, Programming Type, Social, Strategic and Cultural Programs, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. History, U.S. Policy and Values | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

American Hero: Muhammad Ali

MUHAMMAD ALI PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to recognize and celebrate Muhammad Ali, a true American hero who embodies the spirit of strength, perseverance, and American exceptionalism. President Ronald Reagan “punching” Muhammad Ali in the Oval Office. Photo credit: National Archives KEY DEFINITIONS American Exceptionalism – the belief ... Read More»

By scottbj | 13 May, 2025 | Categories: Adult, Age Group, Americana, Audience, Civil Rights, College and University, Emerging Voices, Established Opinion Leaders, High School, Information about the United States, Pillars of American Spaces, Press & Media, Programming Type, Sports, Strategy, Toolkits, U.S. Culture, U.S. History, U.S. Policy and Values | Tags: American Heroes, programming, toolkit

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